---
id: CVE-2026-119654
title: >-
  DataCap through 2025.1.1 Privilege Escalation via allocationRole Missing
  Authorization
summary: >-
  DataCap through 2025.1.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that
  allows any authenticated user to escalate privileges by calling administrative
  role and menu management APIs. Attackers, including self-registered accounts,
  can…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: devlive-community
product: DataCap
affected:
  - DataCap <= 2025.1.1
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-30T16:16:29.429788Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-10-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-30T16:16:54.207Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119654'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/issues/969'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/blob/2025.1.1/core/datacap-server/src/main/java/io/edurt/datacap/server/controller/user/UserController.java#L97-L108
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/blob/2025.1.1/core/datacap-service/src/main/java/io/edurt/datacap/service/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java#L104-L137
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/blob/2025.1.1/core/datacap-server/src/main/java/io/edurt/datacap/server/controller/admin/RoleController.java#L34-L52
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge/blob/2025.1.1/core/datacap-security/src/main/java/io/edurt/datacap/security/SecurityConfigure.java#L63-L78
  - url: >-
      https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/metaforge-datacap-allocation-role-missing-authz-privilege-escalation
  - url: 'https://github.com/devlive-community/metaforge'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/datacap-through-2025.1.1-privilege-escalation-via-allocationrole-missing-authorization
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: DataCap through 2025.1.1 Privilege Escalation via
      allocationRole Missing Authorization
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00499
epssPercentile: 0.42938
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T16:24:31.065Z'
---

## Overview

DataCap through 2025.1.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows any authenticated user to escalate privileges by calling administrative role and menu management APIs. Attackers, including self-registered accounts, can send PUT requests to /api/v1/user/allocationRole to assign themselves the administrator role and gain full control of the instance.

## Affected

- `DataCap <= 2025.1.1`

## Remediation

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