Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-1169 is a cross-site request forgery issue in birkir prime up to 0.4.0.beta.0. If a user can be tricked into interacting with attacker-controlled content while authenticated, unintended actions may occur. Public disclosure exists, but the sources do not show confirmed active exploitation or a vendor fix.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority application risk. It is not listed as known exploited, but public disclosure and no stated vendor response increase uncertainty. Prioritize asset identification, compensating controls for sensitive workflows, and vendor monitoring.
Technical view
The CVE describes CSRF affecting unknown code in birkir prime, with CWE-352 and CWE-862 noted. CVSS 4.0 score is 5.3: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, and low integrity impact. VulDB states the exploit has been publicly disclosed and the project has not responded to the issue report.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to deployments using birkir prime up to 0.4.0.beta.0 where authenticated users can be induced to visit malicious content. The affected code path is not specified in the supplied sources, so precise feature-level exposure cannot be confirmed.
Exploitation context
The attack is remote and requires user interaction. Public exploit information is referenced by the advisory and GitHub issue, but CVE data shows KEV is false, and the supplied sources do not confirm active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Key gaps remain: affected code is unspecified, no patch is named, and maintainer response is reported as absent. Avoid assuming broader product impact beyond birkir prime up to 0.4.0.beta.0. Validate exposure through version inventory and defensive review of CSRF protections.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory birkir prime usage and identify versions up to 0.4.0.beta.0.
- Check the GitHub issue and vendor repository for any newly published fix or guidance.
- Restrict administrative access to trusted networks where feasible.
- Use browser and application controls that reduce CSRF risk for sensitive actions.
- Monitor logs for unusual authenticated state-changing actions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether birkir prime is deployed in production or internal environments.
- Record installed version and compare against the affected range.
- Review application workflows for sensitive actions lacking CSRF protections.
- Check whether compensating controls protect authenticated state-changing requests.
- Track the upstream issue for maintainer response or patched release.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- VDB-341763 | birkir prime cross-site request forgeryCVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-341763 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC)CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- Submit #731287 | birkir prime <=0.4.0 CSRFCVE reference · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/birkir/prime/issues/547CVE reference · exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/birkir/prime/CVE reference · product
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.
Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.