Privilege Escalation in Northern.tech Mender Enterprise Server (CVE-2026-33552)
Summary
Vulnerability in Northern.tech Mender Enterprise Server (CVE-2026-33552). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Northern.tech Mender Enterprise Server before 4.1.1 has Incorrect Access Control.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A weakness called CVE-2026-33552 was discovered in Northern.tech Mender Enterprise Server.
In plain terms, it is improper privilege management.
Severity is Low (CVSS 3.7/10). Real-world exploitation is unlikely but a fix is still recommended.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "Northern.tech Mender Enterprise Server CVE-2026-33552".
CVE-2026-33552 (Northern.tech Mender Enterprise Server). Severity: Low / CVSSv3 3.7. Category: CWE-269.
Response plan:
- Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
- If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
- If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
- Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
A weakness (CVE-2026-33552) in Northern.tech Mender Enterprise Server. In plain words, it is improper privilege management.
Target versions of Northern.tech Mender Enterprise Server (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
Severity: Low (CVSS 3.7/10). Real-world exploitation is unlikely but a fix is still recommended.
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-269)
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web cve@mitre.org
- web cve@mitre.org
- web github.com