FlaskBB through 2.2.0, fixed in commit acc88cf, contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated moderators to perform unauthorized actions on topics in forums they do not control by submitting crafted topic ID lists. Attackers can include a low-ID topic from a permitted forum as an anchor in a batch request, causing the permission check applied only to the first result to pass, and then execute lock, unlock, delete, or hide actions against topics in unmoderated forums.
CVE-2026-22659
This high-severity CVE scores 8.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 80% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.1
- EG Score
- 8.1(medium)
- EPSS
- 20.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 10, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jul 10, 2026FlaskBB Authorization Bypass via Topic ID Manipulation | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flaskbb-authorization-bypass-via-topic-id-manipulationFlaskBB Cross-forum Topic Manipulation via Improper Authorization Check on Batch Actions · Advisory · flaskbb/flaskbb · GitHub
https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb/security/advisories/GHSA-9rjj-9p2h-6c55commit acc88cfedd01 (flaskbb/flaskbb)
Patch available: flaskbb/flaskbb v2.2.1 (contains commit acc88cfedd01)
https://github.com/flaskbb/flaskbb/commit/acc88cfedd011124395e0101cb27432a47f712beWeakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 15× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-14 10:27 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-13 11:16 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-12 23:42 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-12 12:07 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-12 00:31 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-11 12:56 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-11 01:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-10 13:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-10 13:47 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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