# CVE-2026-86184: Lara Dashboard authentication bypass in screenshot-login route

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-86184-lara-dashboard-authentication-bypass-in-screenshot-login-route  
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-2026-86184 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-09-05

Lara Dashboard is a comprehensive CMS built on Laravel for managing users, permissions, modules, and application settings. A critical flaw in the screenshot-login endpoint allows unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user by simply knowing their email address, gaining full administrative access to user management, settings, database, and code execution capabilities when the application is not running in production mode.

Technologies: [Lara Dashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/lara-dashboard). Vendors: [Lara Dashboard](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/lara-dashboard).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-86184 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86184 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-86184?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 5 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Lara Dashboard before 1.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86184?** 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-2026-86184 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-86184?** Check whether you run Lara Dashboard 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 authentication bypass vulnerability in the ScreenshotGeneratorLoginController that fails to properly restrict an administrative login function intended only for demo/screenshot purposes. The vulnerable GET /screenshot-login/{email} endpoint accepts any registered email address and directly authenticates the user without verification, conditional only on APP_ENV not being set to 'production'. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can enumerate or guess registered email addresses and gain a fully authenticated session with administrative privileges. The fix requires implementing proper authentication checks or completely removing this endpoint from production-accessible code paths; patching is available in version 1.3.0 and later.

## Affected products

- Lara Dashboard Lara Dashboard before 1.3.0

## Timeline

- 2026-09-05: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard](https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard)
- [https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.2.2/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Auth/ScreenshotGeneratorLoginController.php](https://github.com/laradashboard/laradashboard/blob/v1.2.2/app/Http/Controllers/Backend/Auth/ScreenshotGeneratorLoginController.php)

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