# CVE-2026-105126: LaraDashboard privilege escalation in role management

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-105126-laradashboard-before-1-4-8-contains-an-improper-privilege  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-04. Updated: 2026-10-05  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-105126 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-10-04

LaraDashboard is a Laravel-based CMS and admin dashboard used to manage users, roles, and permissions in Laravel applications. An authenticated user with the ability to edit roles can escalate their privileges to Superadmin level, potentially taking over other accounts or executing arbitrary code through module installation functions.

Technologies: [LaraDashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/laradashboard). Vendors: [LaraDashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/laradashboard).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-105126 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-105126 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-105126?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 4 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** LaraDashboard before 1.4.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-105126?** Yes: fixed in 1.4.8. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-105126 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-105126?** Check whether you run LaraDashboard at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 1.4.8

## Technical details

An improper privilege management vulnerability in LaraDashboard before 1.4.8 allows authenticated users with role.edit permission to rename their own role to "Superadmin" or grant themselves user.login_as permissions. This enables account takeover and access to privileged functions like code upgrade and module installation. Authentication is required and the attacker must already possess the role.edit permission.

## Affected products

- LaraDashboard LaraDashboard before 1.4.8

## Timeline

- 2026-10-04: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard](https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard)
- [https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.2/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/RoleController.php](https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.4.2/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/RoleController.php)

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