{"id":"CVE-2026-129428","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-129428"],"related":[],"title":"Pulse: viewer-level users can read and approve AI approval requests","description":"Pulse from 5.0.17 before 6.8.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the /api/ai/approvals endpoints that allows authenticated viewer-level users to manage approval requests. Attackers can list pending requests to expose proposed commands and targets, and approve or deny other users' requests, altering decision and audit state.","summary":"Pulse, from 5.0.17 before 6.8.0, has a missing authorization check on its /api/ai/approvals endpoints. An authenticated viewer-level user can list pending requests, see proposed commands and targets, and approve or deny other users' requests, changing decision and audit records.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.4,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["other","pulse","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["no-viewer-accounts","version-6.8.0-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Pulse version is `5.0.17` or later but before `6.8.0`\n- Review which accounts hold the viewer role and whether they should reach `/api/ai/approvals`","fix":"- Pulse: upgrade to `6.8.0` or later","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-14T13:17:22+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-14T13:28:09+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-14T13:29:08+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-14T13:29:08+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-14T13:29:08Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Pulse: upgrade to `6.8.0` or later","reach":"network","title":"Pulse: viewer-level users can read and approve AI approval requests","impact":"medium","summary":"Pulse, from 5.0.17 before 6.8.0, has a missing authorization check on its /api/ai/approvals endpoints. 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Exposure needs a valid login, so instances with only admin accounts or no shared users are lower risk. unknown whether the sources name any other specific configuration.","user_interaction":"no","product_ecosystem":"","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000743,"input_tokens":4643,"output_tokens":558,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-129428':15A,18A '-2026':14A,17A '/api/ai/approvals':36B,77C '5.0.17':26B,67C '6.8.0':28B,69C 'ai':10A 'allow':80C 'alter':108C 'approv':9A,11A,54B,88C,102C 'attack':90C 'audit':63B,111C 'authent':39B,81C 'author':32B,73C 'chang':60B 'check':33B 'command':50B,98C 'contain':70C 'cve':13A,16A 'decis':61B,109C 'deni':56B,104C 'endpoint':37B,78C 'expos':96C 'host':23B 'level':4A,42B,84C 'list':45B,92C 'manag':87C 'miss':31B,72C 'pend':46B,93C 'propos':49B,97C 'puls':1A,20B,24B,65C 'read':7A 'record':64B 'request':12A,47B,59B,89C,94C,107C 'see':48B 'self':22B 'self-host':21B 'state':112C 'target':52B,100C 'user':5A,43B,58B,85C,106C 'viewer':3A,41B,83C 'viewer-level':2A,40B,82C 'vulner':74C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Teams running self-hosted Pulse from 5.0.17 before 6.8.0 where viewer-level accounts exist. 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