---
id: "CVE-2026-114391"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114391"]
title: "ZenTao PMS: authorization bypass lets logged-in users reach admin AJAX methods"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: 0.00299
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "project-management", "self-hosted", "zentao"]
not_affected_if: ["no-user-accounts", "version-22.3-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-21T13:18:29+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:31:53+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114391", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114391", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00"}]
---

# ZenTao PMS: authorization bypass lets logged-in users reach admin AJAX methods

ZenTao PMS before 22.3 skips group-based access checks for any method whose name contains 'ajax' in commonModel::isOpenMethod(). A logged-in user with minimal privileges can call those methods to read data, obtain database credentials, trigger CI jobs and alter database tables.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed ZenTao version in the admin console or the version file under the install directory; versions below `22.3` are affected.
- Review user accounts with low privileges that can log in, since they are the ones who can reach the bypass.

## Fix

- Upgrade ZenTao PMS to `22.3` or later.
- Until upgraded, restrict who can log in to the instance and rotate database credentials if exposure is suspected.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114391
- 2026-10-24T13:15:54+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114391

## From the sources

ZenTao PMS before 22.3 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in commonModel::isOpenMethod() that lets logged-in users skip group-based ACL checks for any method containing 'ajax'. Minimal-privilege users can call methods like task.ajaxGetByID, system.ajaxDBAuthUrl and admin.ajaxChangeTableEngine to read data, obtain database credentials, trigger CI jobs and alter tables.

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