CVE-2026-57449
Published:September 25, 2026
Updated:October 09, 2026
Actual is a local-first personal finance tool. Prior to 26.7.0, Actual Sync Server's CORS proxy is intended to let authenticated users fetch resources only from repositories listed in the official plugin allowlist. When "ACTUAL_GITHUB_TOKEN" is configured, the proxy automatically attaches the server's GitHub token to GitHub requests. The GitHub API allowlist check uses a raw "startsWith()" prefix test for "/repos/{owner}/{repo}" without requiring a path boundary after the repository name. If an allowlisted public plugin repository is "https://github.com/acme/plugin", the proxy also accepts GitHub API URLs. Those URLs are outside the allowlisted repository but still pass because their API path starts with "/repos/acme/plugin". The proxy then forwards the request with the server's "ACTUAL_GITHUB_TOKEN", allowing any authenticated Actual user to read private GitHub resources reachable by that token. Version 26.7.0 fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/actualbudget/actual.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v25.10.0 <v26.7.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v26.7.0@actual-app/sync-server (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=25.10.0-nightly.20250925 <26.7.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.7.0@actual-app/sync-server (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=25.4.0-alpha.0 <26.7.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 26.7.0Related Resources (4)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.21