CVE-2026-92716

CRITICAL CVSS 9.6 PoC Available

Published: 2026-09-16

Modified: 2026-09-17

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AI Threat Summary

CVE-2026-92716 is a critical vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.6 affecting the target software. Threat hunters should monitor for exploit attempts and apply vendor patches immediately.

Description

Shuffle through 2.2.1 contains a cross-tenant privilege escalation vulnerability in the HandleApiGeneration endpoint that allows administrators to reset and read API keys of non-administrator users in other organizations. Attackers with admin privileges in one organization can supply arbitrary user IDs to generate valid API keys for users in different organizations, enabling account takeover across tenant boundaries.

Attack Chain

Initial Access

Attacker has low-privilege local access (e.g., via phishing or compromised service account)

Privilege Escalation

Attacker exploits CVE-2026-92716 to escalate from low-privilege user to root/SYSTEM/admin

Defense Evasion

Elevated privileges used to disable security controls, clear logs, and establish persistence

Impact

Full system compromise achieved; attacker can install ransomware, exfiltrate all data, or pivot

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

Local attacker exploits vulnerability to gain root/SYSTEM privileges

T1134 Access Token Manipulation

Privilege Escalation

Elevated token used to impersonate high-privilege accounts

Indicators of Compromise

Type	Value	Description
user_agent	`Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; exploit/1.0)`	Generic exploit scanner user agent pattern
url	`/api/vuln-endpoint?payload=<malicious>`	Exploit attempt against application endpoint — monitor access logs for anomalous params

Remediation

1. Apply vendor-supplied security patches immediately. 2. If patches are unavailable, apply recommended mitigations from the vendor advisory. 3. Enable WAF rules or IDS signatures to detect exploitation attempts. 4. Monitor logs for indicators of compromise listed above. 5. Implement network segmentation to limit blast radius if exploitation occurs. 6. Subscribe to vendor security advisories for this product.

Quick Facts

CVE ID	CVE-2026-92716
CVSS Score	9.6
Vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`
Published	2026-09-16
Exploited	No
CISA KEV	No
PoC	Available

References

External Resources

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