---
id: CVE-2026-35476
title: InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System
summary: >-
  InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. Prior to 1.2.7 and
  1.3.0, a non-staff authenticated user can elevate their account to a staff
  level via a POST request against their user account endpoint. The write
  permissions on…
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-285
vendor: inventree_project
product: inventree
affected:
  - inventree <= 1.2.6
published: '2026-04-08'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T22:10:00.247'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35476'
references:
  - url: 'https://docs.inventree.org/en/stable/concepts/threat_model/#assumed-trust'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/inventree/InvenTree/security/advisories/GHSA-r8q5-3595-3jh2
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0024
epssPercentile: 0.138
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T22:23:15.919Z'
---

## Overview

InvenTree is an Open Source Inventory Management System. Prior to 1.2.7 and 1.3.0, a non-staff authenticated user can elevate their account to a staff level via a POST request against their user account endpoint. The write permissions on the API endpoint are improperly configured, allowing any user to change their staff status. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.2.7 and 1.3.0.

## Affected

- `inventree <= 1.2.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.