Security Advisory

CVE-2026-42571

CVE vulnerability detail - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Published 2026-05-09 19:19:36
Last updated 2026-05-12 02:27:16
Assigner GitHub_M
CVSS score 9.0
State PUBLISHED

Description

Pelican is a platform for creating data federations. From versions 7.21.0 to before 7.21.5, 7.22.0 to before 7.22.3, 7.23.0 to before 7.23.3, and 7.24.0 to before 7.24.2, there is a a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Pelican's Web User Interface (WebUI). This attack allows any user authenticated to the WebUI via OAuth to gain admin privileges under certain configurations. This issue has been patched in versions 7.21.5, 7.22.3, 7.23.3, and 7.24.2.