# CVE-2026-90499: lenve vhr password change improper authorization

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-90499-lenve-vhr-password-change-improper-authorization  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-13. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-90499 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-09-13

lenve vhr is a Human Resources management system used by organizations to manage employee information. The password change functionality contains an authorization bypass flaw that allows any authenticated user to change another employee's password if they know the victim's old password, potentially leading to account takeover. This risk is heightened when default or weak passwords are in use across the organization.

Technologies: [Lenve Vhr](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/vhr). Vendors: [Lenve](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/lenve).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-90499 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-90499 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-90499?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 13 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Lenve Vhr 1.0-SNAPSHOT.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-90499?** 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-2026-90499 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-90499?** Check whether you run Lenve Vhr 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 is an improper authorization (CWE-285) flaw in the HrInfoController.updatePass() function of the /hr/pass endpoint. The root cause is that the hrid (Human Resource ID) parameter submitted by the client is not validated against the authenticated user's actual identity—there is no check to ensure hrid matches the current user's ID. An authenticated attacker can change any user's password by crafting a PUT request with a target hrid, the victim's old password, and a new password. The vulnerability requires network access and valid authentication credentials, but can be exploited by any logged-in user to compromise any other user account.

## Affected products

- lenve vhr 1.0-SNAPSHOT

## Timeline

- 2026-09-13: disclosed
- exploited: Exploit has been released to the public

## References

- [https://github.com/ArrestX/vhr-advisories/blob/main/advisories/VHR-VULN-009-password-change-idor.md](https://github.com/ArrestX/vhr-advisories/blob/main/advisories/VHR-VULN-009-password-change-idor.md)
- [https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90499](https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90499)

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