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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-27638

High ⚡ Exploit Available
Actual is a local-first personal finance tool. Prior to version 26.2.1, in multi-user mode (OpenID), the sync API endpoints (`/sync/*`) don't verify that the authenticated user owns or has access to t
CWE-862 — Weakness Type
Published: Feb 26, 2026  ·  Modified: Mar 5, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.1
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Actual is a local-first personal finance tool. Prior to version 26.2.1, in multi-user mode (OpenID), the sync API endpoints (`/sync/*`) don't verify that the authenticated user owns or has access to the file being operated on. Any authenticated user can read, modify, and overwrite any other user's budget files by providing their file ID. Version 26.2.1 patches the issue.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-27638 is a critical authorization bypass vulnerability in Actual Budget affecting versions prior to 26.2.1. Authenticated users can access, modify, and overwrite other users' budget files through unprotected sync API endpoints, enabling unauthorized financial data manipulation. The vulnerability is particularly severe in multi-user OpenID deployments commonly used in Saudi organizations for shared financial management.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 10, 2026 01:33
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability poses significant risk to Saudi financial institutions, government agencies, and enterprises using Actual Budget for multi-user financial management. Banking sector (SAMA-regulated entities) faces critical risk if Actual Budget is used for internal financial tracking or client portfolio management. Government ministries and agencies using this tool for budget planning and execution could experience unauthorized financial data manipulation. Healthcare organizations and large enterprises managing departmental budgets are at moderate-to-high risk. The vulnerability enables lateral privilege escalation within organizations, allowing standard employees to access executive-level financial data.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Healthcare Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Large Enterprises (Finance/Accounting Departments) Consulting and Professional Services
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Actual Budget instances in your environment and verify version numbers
2. Disable multi-user/OpenID mode if not operationally critical until patching is complete
3. Restrict network access to Actual Budget sync API endpoints (/sync/*) using firewall rules or WAF policies
4. Review access logs for suspicious sync API activity (cross-user file access patterns)
5. Audit all budget files for unauthorized modifications in the past 90 days

PATCHING:
1. Upgrade Actual Budget to version 26.2.1 or later immediately
2. Test patch in non-production environment first
3. Implement change management procedures for production deployment
4. Verify authorization checks are functioning post-patch by testing cross-user access attempts

COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Implement API gateway authentication and authorization layer validating user-file ownership
2. Deploy WAF rules blocking /sync/* endpoints except for authorized administrative users
3. Implement database-level row-level security (RLS) on budget file tables
4. Enable comprehensive API audit logging with alerts on cross-user file access
5. Segment Actual Budget instances by department/user group to limit blast radius

DETECTION:
1. Monitor for HTTP requests to /sync/* endpoints with file IDs not matching authenticated user's assigned files
2. Alert on multiple sync API calls from single user to different file IDs within short timeframe
3. Track budget file modification timestamps against user activity logs for discrepancies
4. Implement SIEM rules detecting unauthorized file access patterns in application logs
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع مثيلات Actual Budget في بيئتك والتحقق من أرقام الإصدارات
2. عطّل وضع متعدد المستخدمين/OpenID إذا لم يكن حرجاً تشغيلياً حتى يتم تطبيق التصحيح
3. قيّد الوصول إلى نقاط نهاية واجهة برمجة التطبيقات للمزامنة (/sync/*) باستخدام قواعد جدار الحماية أو سياسات WAF
4. راجع سجلات الوصول للنشاط المريب في واجهة برمجة التطبيقات للمزامنة (أنماط الوصول إلى الملفات عبر المستخدمين)
5. تدقيق جميع ملفات الميزانية للتعديلات غير المصرح بها في آخر 90 يوماً

تطبيق التصحيح:
1. ترقية Actual Budget إلى الإصدار 26.2.1 أو أحدث فوراً
2. اختبر التصحيح في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
3. تطبيق إجراءات إدارة التغيير لنشر الإنتاج
4. تحقق من أن فحوصات التفويض تعمل بعد التصحيح بواسطة اختبار محاولات الوصول عبر المستخدمين

الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تطبيق طبقة بوابة API للمصادقة والتفويض التحقق من ملكية المستخدم للملف
2. نشر قواعد WAF تحظر نقاط نهاية /sync/* باستثناء المستخدمين الإداريين المصرح لهم
3. تطبيق أمان على مستوى الصف (RLS) على جداول ملفات الميزانية
4. تفعيل تسجيل تدقيق شامل لواجهة برمجة التطبيقات مع تنبيهات للوصول إلى الملفات عبر المستخدمين
5. فصل مثيلات Actual Budget حسب القسم/مجموعة المستخدم لتحديد نطاق التأثير

الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات HTTP إلى نقاط نهاية /sync/* مع معرفات الملفات التي لا تطابق ملفات المستخدم المصرح له
2. تنبيه على استدعاءات واجهة برمجة التطبيقات للمزامنة المتعددة من مستخدم واحد إلى معرفات ملفات مختلفة في إطار زمني قصير
3. تتبع طوابع زمن تعديل ملف الميزانية مقابل سجلات نشاط المستخدم للتناقضات
4. تطبيق قواعد SIEM للكشف عن أنماط الوصول غير المصرح بها في سجلات التطبيق
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 - Access Control Policy (unauthorized file access) 5.1.2 - User Registration and De-registration (multi-user authorization) 5.2.1 - User Access Management (insufficient access controls) 5.2.2 - Privileged Access Rights (lateral privilege escalation) 5.3.1 - Password Management (authentication bypass implications) 6.1.1 - Audit Logging (insufficient authorization logging)
🔵 SAMA CSF
AC-2: Account Management (multi-user access controls) AC-3: Access Enforcement (authorization verification) AC-5: Separation of Duties (cross-user file access) AU-2: Audit Events (API access logging) AU-12: Audit Generation (insufficient audit trails) SI-4: Information System Monitoring (unauthorized access detection)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1.1 - Policies for information security (access control policy) A.6.1.1 - Information security roles and responsibilities A.6.2.1 - Allocation of information security responsibilities A.8.1.1 - Screening (user access verification) A.8.2.1 - User registration and de-registration A.8.2.2 - User access provisioning A.8.2.3 - Management of privileged access rights A.8.2.4 - Management of secret authentication information A.9.1.1 - Access control policy A.9.2.1 - User registration and de-registration A.9.2.5 - Access rights review A.9.4.3 - Password management A.12.4.1 - Event logging
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
actualbudget:actual
📊 CVSS Score
7.1
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityL — Low / Local
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.1
CWECWE-862
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-02-26
Source Feed nvd
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
exploit-available patch-available CWE-862
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