CVE-2026-52784: OpenProject CSRF privilege escalation in user management endpoint

CVE-2026-52784 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-06-26

OpenProject is a web-based project management platform used for team collaboration and task tracking. A security flaw allows an attacker to trick the system into granting administrative privileges to a user account without the victim's knowledge. This could lead to a full takeover of the project management environment and unauthorized access to sensitive corporate data.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-52784 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-52784 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-52784?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 26 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
opf OpenProject < 17.3.3, >= 17.4.0 < 17.4.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-52784?
A patch was published on 2026-06-26: Fixes confirmed in versions 17.3.3 and 17.4.1 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-52784 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-52784?
Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. 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

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in OpenProject's user management component. The flaw stems from how Turbo Drive auto-injects CSRF tokens into forms appended via Turbo Stream actions, combined with a 'dispatch_event' action that can trigger an automatic form submission. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious payload to the '/users/:id' endpoint using the 'user[admin]' POST parameter. Successful exploitation allows a low-privileged user to elevate their own or another user's privileges to administrator. The vulnerability is addressed in versions 17.3.3 and 17.4.1.

Affected products

  • opf OpenProject < 17.3.3, >= 17.4.0 < 17.4.1

Timeline

  • 2026-06-08: advisory: GitHub advisory published by vendor
  • 2026-06-26: disclosed: NVD publication date
  • 2026-06-26: patched: Fixes confirmed in versions 17.3.3 and 17.4.1

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