Incorrect Authorization Affecting codechecker package, versions [,6.28.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-CODECHECKER-16431735
  • published6 May 2026
  • disclosed5 May 2026
  • creditScott Tolley

Introduced: 5 May 2026

CVE-2026-25660  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-290  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade codechecker to version 6.28.0 or higher.

Overview

codechecker is an analyzer tooling, defect database and viewer extension

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Authorization via the Authentication endpoint functions, including getAuthorisedNames, getPermissionsForUser, hasPermission, addPermission, and removePermission. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to privileged operations by sending crafted API requests to these endpoints without authentication.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1