CVE-2026-33318 Actual has Privilege Escalation via 'change-password' Endpoint on OpenID-Migrated Servers

Actual is a local-first personal finance tool. Prior to version 26.4.0, any authenticated user including BASIC role can escalate to ADMIN on servers migrated from password authentication to OpenID Connect. Three weaknesses combine: POST /account/change-password has no authorization check, allowin...

CVE-2026-33318

CVE-2026-33318 affects Actual, a local-first personal finance tool. Prior to version 26.4.0, any authenticated session could escalate to ADMIN on OpenID-migrated servers due to a three‑part chain: 1) missing authorization on POST /account/change-password allows overwriting the password hash; 2) a...

GHSA-PRP4-2F49-FCGP Actual has Privilege Escalation via 'change-password' Endpoint on OpenID-Migrated Servers

Summary Any authenticated user including BASIC role can escalate to ADMIN on servers migrated from password authentication to OpenID Connect. Three weaknesses combine: POST /account/change-password has no authorization check, allowing any session to overwrite the password hash; the inactive...