Answer in brief
CVE-2026-126404 records a High severity (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in Coder from 2.38.0 before 2.38.4 Privilege Escalation via API Key Creation. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps coder/coder (generic), coder/coder (generic), coder/coder (generic), coder/coder (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.6. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps coder/coder (generic), coder/coder (generic), coder/coder (generic), coder/coder (generic) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| coder/codergeneric | >=2.38.0 <2.38.4 | 2.38.4 |
| coder/codergeneric | >=2.37.0 <2.37.8 | 2.37.8 |
| coder/codergeneric | >=2.36.0 <2.36.11 | 2.36.11 |
| coder/codergeneric | >=2.30.0 <2.34.16 | 2.34.16 |
| coder/codergeneric | >=2.28.0 <2.29.24 | 2.29.24 |
| coder/codergeneric | >=2.35.0 <2.36.0 | 2.36.0 |
Published upstream
Nov 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 13, 2026
Coder 2.28.0 before 2.29.24, 2.30.0 before 2.34.16, 2.35.0 before 2.36.11, 2.37.0 before 2.37.8, and 2.38.0 before 2.38.4 does not restrict new API keys to the creating token's scopes, allow list, or expiry. A scoped API key or OAuth2 token holding key-creation permission can call POST /api/v2/users/{user}/keys/tokens to mint longer-lived coder:all keys, gaining the user's full privileges.
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