Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-64965 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-64965 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-64965?
- Informational severity, published 20 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- ATutor 2.2.4.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-64965?
- 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-2026-64965 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-64965?
- Check whether you run ATutor 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
The vulnerability is a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the backend import endpoints for tests and questions. Low-privileged authenticated users (e.g., students) can bypass authorization controls by sending direct requests to these endpoints, allowing unauthorized import operations within a course. The attack requires an authenticated account and course enrollment but does not require instructor/administrator privileges. ATutor 2.2.4 is confirmed vulnerable; other versions are unknown. The product is no longer actively maintained and no patch is available.
Affected products
- ATutor ATutor 2.2.4
Timeline
- 2026-08-20: disclosed