Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-14949 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14949 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-14949?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 20 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH FDS102 2.0.0 through 2.13.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14949?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-14949 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-14949?
- Check whether you run Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH FDS102 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.
Technical details
This is an incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in the user account creation API endpoint (/api/user/add.php). The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker with low privileges to submit requests that create new user accounts with arbitrary role values, including the highest privilege level, due to inadequate authorization checks on role assignment. The attack requires a valid session (authentication is enforced), but the application fails to validate that the authenticated user has the right to assign elevated roles. An attacker can exploit this to create new administrative accounts and gain full system compromise. The vendor recommends updating to FDS102 v2.14.0 or later.
Affected products
- Frauscher Sensortechnik GmbH FDS102 2.0.0 through 2.13.3
Timeline
- 2026-08-20: disclosed
- 2026-08-25: advisory