Missing Authorization Affecting motioneye package, versions [,0.44.0)
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- published29 Jun 2026
- disclosed23 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 23 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-55863 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade motioneye to version 0.44.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Missing Authorization via the post function in the ActionHandler process. An attacker can execute camera actions such as triggering snapshots, starting or stopping video recording, or running configured action scripts without authentication by sending crafted HTTP POST requests to the relevant endpoints.