# CVE-2026-86176: NetBox improper access control in API endpoints

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-86176-netbox-improper-access-control-in-api-endpoints  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-05. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-86176 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-09-05

NetBox, an open-source network automation platform used by organizations to manage network infrastructure, fails to properly restrict access to private user data in its REST and GraphQL APIs. Authenticated users can view private records (such as notifications, subscriptions, and bookmarks) belonging to other users, potentially revealing sensitive information about which network objects or configurations other team members are monitoring or tracking.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-86176 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86176 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-86176?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 5 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** NetBox Community NetBox through 4.7.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86176?** 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-2026-86176 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-86176?** 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

NetBox through version 4.7.0 contains an access control vulnerability in its REST and GraphQL API endpoints for Notifications, Subscriptions, and Bookmarks. The vulnerability arises from unscoped querysets that fail to filter user-private records based on ownership. An authenticated attacker with view permissions can craft API requests to enumerate and access other users' private records, disclosing which users are watching or bookmarking specific objects. The vulnerability requires authentication and network access to the API endpoints. No indication of public patches is mentioned in the advisory.

## Affected products

- NetBox Community NetBox through 4.7.0

## Timeline

- 2026-09-05: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/netbox.md](https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/netbox.md)
- [https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox)