CVE-2026-54652: Privilege Escalation (CVSS 8.1)

Description

Frigate is an open source network video recorder. In version 0.17.1, the GET /api/logs/{service} endpoint allows any authenticated user including the viewer role to download Frigate and nginx logs, exposing auto-generated admin passwords and camera credentials logged in request query strings and enabling viewer-to-admin privilege escalation. A fixed release has not been identified.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0023

Probability of exploitation

0.14%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-269 CWE-269

CWE-532 CWE-532

CWE-598 CWE-598

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References

Other References

https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/commit/68e8afd35c76f05f68de47ee9588d2c91796de4b https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/commit/bd1fc1cc72cd4fa371464a087cbf3d7f3142edc6 https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/security/advisories/GHSA-c4qf-xxq4-vf55 https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/security/advisories/GHSA-c4qf-xxq4-vf55

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-54652? +

Frigate is an open source network video recorder. In version 0.17.1, the GET /api/logs/{service} endpoint allows any authenticated user including the viewer role to download Frigate and nginx logs, exposing auto-generated admin passwords and camera credentials logged in request query strings and enabling viewer-to-admin privilege escalation. A fixed release has not been identified. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-54652? +

CVE-2026-54652 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0023, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-54652? +

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