Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Arcane before 1.19.2 lets any logged-in non-admin change global variables used across project deployments. Because those variables can control images, registries, database URLs, and secrets, a low-privileged account could disrupt services or influence what gets deployed.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for Arcane environments with multiple users. A compromised or malicious non-admin account could affect deployments across projects, creating supply-chain, credential exposure, and outage risk.
Technical view
The PUT /api/environments/{id}/templates/variables endpoint lacks an admin authorization check. Authenticated non-admin users can overwrite the system-wide .env.global file used for compose variable substitution across projects. The advisory says this is fixed in Arcane 1.19.2.
Likely exposure
Organizations running getarcaneapp Arcane versions before 1.19.2 are exposed, especially where non-admin users or API keys exist. Exposure is higher if projects rely on shared global variables for images, registries, credentials, or secret keys.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires authenticated access, but no user interaction and low complexity are indicated by CVSS 3.1 score 8.8.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE source bundle and GitHub advisory reference. The key issue is missing authorization, not authentication bypass. Do not assume public exploitation, affected forks, or mitigations beyond upgrade unless vendor sources confirm them.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Arcane to version 1.19.2 or later.
- Review vendor advisory for any additional operational guidance.
- Limit Arcane access to trusted users until upgraded.
- Audit API keys and remove unnecessary non-admin tokens.
- Rotate credentials if global variables may have been modified.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Arcane instances and confirm versions are 1.19.2 or later.
- Review global variables for unexpected registry, image, database, or secret changes.
- Check whether non-admin users or API keys can modify global variables.
- Review available audit or access logs for non-admin updates to the endpoint.
- Identify projects that consume shared variables through compose substitution.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupDatabase behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupContainer behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9GitHub_MVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/getarcaneapp/arcane/security/advisories/GHSA-jpjh-jm2p-39hhCVE reference, GitHub_M · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Missing Authorization
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