Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2026· Updated Aug 31, 2026

CVE-2026-79672

Description

Ech0 before 4.4.3 fails to enforce scope-based authorization on nine comment panel admin endpoints, allowing access tokens with minimal scopes to perform full comment moderation operations. Attackers with a limited-scope access token can list, approve, reject, delete comments, and modify comment system settings by directly accessing the unprotected panel endpoints.

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Affected products

Lin Snow/Ech0inferred
Range: <4.4.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/lin-snow/Ech0/security/advisories/GHSA-fwg7-53p4-g33cnvd
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ech0-before-authentication-bypass-via-comment-panelnvd

News mentions

Lin Snow Ech0: Fifteen Auth, SSRF, and XSS Flaws Disclosed Together
Vypr Intelligence · Aug 25, 2026

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