Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-82383 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-82383 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-82383?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 28 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Apache Roller 6.1.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-82383?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-05: Fix merged in PR #170, available in 6.1.6 or later Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-82383 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-82383?
- Check whether you run Apache Roller 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
A missing authentication check in the setup action allows unauthenticated remote access to modify the frontpage weblog selection—a critical global configuration value—because the bootstrap setup page persists configuration changes without authorization validation. The vulnerability affects the default configuration and requires only network access; the attacker can persistently alter site behavior. The fix restricts this operation to global administrators and makes the setup page read-only after initial deployment.
Affected products
- Apache Roller 6.1.5
Timeline
- 2026-09-28: disclosed: CVE-2026-82383 published
- 2026-09-05: patched: Fix merged in PR #170, available in 6.1.6 or later