# CVE-2026-86810: Open-Web-Analytics improper authentication in Controller

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-86810-open-web-analytics-improper-authentication-in-controller  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-08. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-86810 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.3 · Published 2026-09-08

Open-Web-Analytics is a web analytics platform used to track and analyze website traffic. An improper authentication vulnerability in the Controller component allows attackers to bypass authentication checks remotely, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive analytics data and administrative functions.

Technologies: [Open-Web-Analytics](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/open-web-analytics). Vendors: [Open-Web-Analytics](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/open-web-analytics).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-86810 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86810 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-86810?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 8 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Open-Web-Analytics up to 1.9.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86810?** A patch was published on 2026-07-30: Version 1.10.0 released with fix Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-86810 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-86810?** Check whether you run Open-Web-Analytics 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 exists in the checkCapabilityAndAuthenticateUser function within Core/Controller.php. The function fails to properly validate authentication and authorization, allowing attackers to manipulate the authentication logic without valid credentials. The attack is network-accessible and does not require prior authentication. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication controls and access functionality that should be restricted to authenticated administrators. The vulnerability was patched in version 1.10.0 with commit 6fc91c49eebdb8bfdfeed71cb50a5d97eac70f24, which adds proper capability checks and nonce validation.

## Affected products

- Open-Web-Analytics Open-Web-Analytics up to 1.9.1

## Timeline

- 2026-07-30: patched: Version 1.10.0 released with fix
- 2026-09-08: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/Open-Web-Analytics/Open-Web-Analytics/](https://github.com/Open-Web-Analytics/Open-Web-Analytics/)
- [https://github.com/Open-Web-Analytics/Open-Web-Analytics/commit/6fc91c49eebdb8bfdfeed71cb50a5d97eac70f24](https://github.com/Open-Web-Analytics/Open-Web-Analytics/commit/6fc91c49eebdb8bfdfeed71cb50a5d97eac70f24)

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