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Critical 9.2Published Apr 7, 2026

CVE-2026-39322PolarLearn: Any password authenticates banned accounts and grants API access

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects polarnl PolarLearn and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

PolarLearn is a free and open-source learning program. In 0-PRERELEASE-15 and earlier, POST /api/v1/auth/sign-in creates a valid session for banned accounts before verifying the supplied password. That session is then accepted across authenticated /api routes, enabling account data access and authenticated actions as the banned user.

CVSS
9.2 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
GitHub_M
NVD analysis
Analyzed
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
polarnl PolarLearn
polarnl:polarlearn (from the name)
through 0-PRERELEASE-15
CNA record
polarlearn polarlearn
polarlearn:polarlearn
all versions
NVD

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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