Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-45229 · published 13 May 2026
CVE-2026-45229: Mass assignment vulnerability
Quark Drive before 0.8.5 contains a mass assignment vulnerability in the POST /update endpoint that allows authenticated attackers to overwrite administrator credentials by posting an arbitrary webui object to the config_data dictionary. Attackers can exploit insufficient deny-list filtering to permanently replace stored login credentials, lock out legitimate administrators, and gain persistent access to all configured tasks, cloud tokens, and notification services.
Description
Quark Drive before 0.8.5 contains a mass assignment vulnerability in the POST /update endpoint that allows authenticated attackers to overwrite administrator credentials by posting an arbitrary webui object to the config_data dictionary. Attackers can exploit insufficient deny-list filtering to permanently replace stored login credentials, lock out legitimate administrators, and gain persistent access to all configured tasks, cloud tokens, and notification services.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-45229), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
