# CVE-2026-88617: SmartAdmin configuration disclosure and privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-88617-smartadmin-configuration-disclosure-and-privilege-escalation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-15. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-88617 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-09-15

SmartAdmin is a rapid application development platform used to build business applications. An authorization flaw in its configuration query endpoint allows low-privileged employees to retrieve sensitive system passwords that can be used to take over administrator accounts, bypassing login verification checks.

Technologies: [1024-Lab SmartAdmin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/smartadmin). Vendors: [1024-Lab](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/1024-lab).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-88617 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-88617 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-88617?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 15 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** 1024-Lab SmartAdmin 3.30.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-88617?** 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-2026-88617 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-88617?** Check whether you run 1024-Lab SmartAdmin 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

SmartAdmin v3.30.0 contains an authorization flaw in the /support/config/queryByKey endpoint (ConfigController.java) that fails to properly validate access control. A low-privileged authenticated user can query the super_password configuration key and retrieve its plaintext value from the t_config database table. The vulnerability combines configuration disclosure with a second weakness: the login service accepts this super_password as a universal authentication credential that bypasses email verification code requirements, allowing account takeover of any administrator. Attack requires valid low-privileged employee credentials and knowledge of an administrator's login name. Patches should restrict configuration access to authorized administrators, remove the universal password authentication mechanism, and rotate exposed secrets.

## Affected products

- 1024-lab SmartAdmin 3.30.0

## Timeline

- 2026-09-15: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/1024-lab/smart-admin](https://github.com/1024-lab/smart-admin)
- [https://github.com/returnwrong/returnwrong-security-advisories/blob/main/CVE-2026-88617.md](https://github.com/returnwrong/returnwrong-security-advisories/blob/main/CVE-2026-88617.md)

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