---
id: CVE-2026-116845
title: >-
  NetBox from 2.9.0 before 4.7.4 Authorization Bypass via
  BulkComponentCreateView
summary: >-
  NetBox from 2.9.0 before 4.7.4 contains a broken access control vulnerability
  in BulkComponentCreateView that allows authenticated users to bypass view
  permissions on parent devices and virtual machines. Attackers with
  add-component perm…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: netbox-community
product: netbox
affected:
  - netbox >= 2.9.0 < 4.7.4
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-11-03T19:35:14.116793Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-11-03'
updated: '2026-11-03'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-03T19:36:20.961Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116845'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/23467'
  - url: 'https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/pull/23468'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/commit/350ac040cc91359bc0c52066f5df1bc9eba98196
  - url: 'https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/releases/tag/v4.7.4'
    label: netbox v4.7.4 Release Notes
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/blob/v4.7.3/netbox/netbox/views/generic/bulk_views.py#L1340-L1352
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netbox-from-2.9.0-before-4.7.4-authorization-bypass-via-bulkcomponentcreateview
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: NetBox from 2.9.0 before 4.7.4 Authorization Bypass
      via BulkComponentCreateView
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00355
epssPercentile: 0.2946
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T20:33:06.398Z'
---

## Overview

NetBox from 2.9.0 before 4.7.4 contains a broken access control vulnerability in BulkComponentCreateView that allows authenticated users to bypass view permissions on parent devices and virtual machines. Attackers with add-component permission can submit arbitrary device or VM IDs, or _all with filters, to view out-of-scope device details and create components on them.

## Affected

- `netbox >= 2.9.0 < 4.7.4`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.