CVE-2026-5373 HIGH

CVE-2026-5373: runZero Platform superuser privilege escalation

Vendor Runzero

Product Platform

Weakness CWE-269

Published April 7, 2026

Last update April 7, 2026

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CVSS base score

8.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue that allowed all-organization administrators to promote accounts to superuser status has been resolved. This is an instance of CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management, and has an estimated CVSS score of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N (8.1 High). This issue was fixed in version 4.0.260202.0 of the runZero Platform.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 7, 2026 CVE published

April 7, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5373 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

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