← Back
CVE-2026-44794
Vulnerability in nautobot (CVE-2026-44794)
Summary
vulnerability in nautobot (CVE-2026-44794). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``GenericForeignKey``. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.4.33` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-44794** has been found in nautobot.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``GenericForeignKey`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade nautobot to **2.4.33** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nautobot CVE-2026-44794" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-44794 (nautobot) — CWE-862 /
Attack surface: `GenericForeignKey` / `ImageAttachment` / `Device` / `ApprovalWorkflow`
Patched: `2.4.33` — apply immediately
Workaround: No known workarounds at this time.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-862) exists in nautobot. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``GenericForeignKey`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
nautobot — . Attack surface: `GenericForeignKey` / `ImageAttachment` / `Device` / `ApprovalWorkflow`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.4.33**.
🛡️ Workaround
Workaround: No known workarounds at this time.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'nautobot' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
-
1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'nautobot' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `nautobot` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
-
5Apply temporary workaround mitigate
No known workarounds at this time.パッチが適用されるまでの応急処置として、No known workarounds at this time. を実施。回避策の副作用 (機能低下) を確認した上で。
-
6Apply patch patch
Upgrade nautobot to 2.4.33ステージング環境で 2.4.33 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
-
7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
pip
nautobot
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.33"}]}]
References
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/security/advisories/GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/commit/36cde7148a207234de6212ec074f321dbc9d1b5b
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/commit/9918bdb9bcf1eb42cda72c344f420a64ef7665f1
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/releases/tag/v2.4.33
- web https://github.com/nautobot/nautobot/releases/tag/v3.1.2
- web https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpxj-44w3-2j6x