---
id: "CVE-2026-129428"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-129428"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-129428"]
title: "Pulse: viewer-level users can read and approve AI approval requests"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["other", "pulse", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-viewer-accounts", "version-6.8.0-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-14T13:17:22+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-14T13:28:09+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-14T13:29:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-129428", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-14T13:28:09+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Pulse: viewer-level users can read and approve AI approval requests

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-129428 (this .md is for agents)

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.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Pulse version is `5.0.17` or later but before `6.8.0`
- Review which accounts hold the viewer role and whether they should reach `/api/ai/approvals`

## Fix

- Pulse: upgrade to `6.8.0` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-14T13:28:09+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-129428

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/rcourtman/Pulse/security/advisories/GHSA-9vxw-m79f-gxxr
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pulse-5.0.17-before-6.8.0-missing-authorization-via-ai-assistant-approval-api
- [fix] Patch: github.com https://github.com/rcourtman/Pulse/commit/f05119d97ea3bc1980886d8c62dda7ce8fd39d4e
- [fix] Release notes: github.com https://github.com/rcourtman/Pulse/releases/tag/v6.8.0

## From the sources

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.

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