---
id: "CVE-2026-81744"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-81744"]
title: "Apache OFBiz: authenticated users can self-grant content ownership and edit anything"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["apache-ofbiz", "java", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["no-content-create-users", "version-24.09.08-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-05T15:17:26+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-05T15:39:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-05T15:40:54+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81744", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-05T15:39:22+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Apache OFBiz: authenticated users can self-grant content ownership and edit anything

In Apache OFBiz 24.09 before 24.09.08, a user with only a limited content-create permission can call the createContentRole service to give themselves the OWNER role on arbitrary content. A fail-open default in the permission check then lets that self-granted role pass ownership checks, giving full read, write and delete control over content they should not reach.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed OFBiz version in the framework's version files or release package; `24.09.` versions below `24.09.08` are affected.
- Review who holds content-create permissions and whether untrusted or low-privilege accounts can reach the forum group and content role request paths.

## Fix

- Apache OFBiz `24.09.08` or later (the sources state this version fixes the issue).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05T15:39:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81744

## From the sources

Incorrect Authorization in ContentPermissionServices in Apache OFBiz 24.09 before 24.09.08 on all platforms allows a remote authenticated attacker holding only a limited content-create permission to self-grant the OWNER role on arbitrary content by invoking the createContentRole service (e.g. via the createForumGroupRole request), causing the permission check to fall through to a fail-open default-grant branch when no ContentPurposeOperation entry matches the requested operation and content purpose, rather than denying the request. A self-granted OWNER role then satisfies the ownership check used to authorize update, removal, and status changes on that content, giving the attacker full read/write/delete control over content they should not have access to. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 24.09.08, which fixes this issue.

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