CVE-2026-102584
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
A flaw was found in Moodle. Due to a missing capability check, a low-privileged authenticated user can trigger the recalculation of grade penalties without holding the required permissions. This issue allows unauthorized users to modify grade penalty records, potentially altering student assessment scores.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (6)
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advisories (1)
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- BIT-moodle-2026-102584Moodle: missing capability check allows unauthorised grade penalty recalculation2026-10-05vendor · osvUS
A flaw was found in Moodle. Due to a missing capability check, a low-privileged authenticated user can trigger the recalculation of grade penalties without holding the required permissions. This issue allows unauthorized users to modify grade penalty records, potentially altering student assessment scores.
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references (4) nvd
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- http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git&a=search&h=HEAD&st=commit&s=MDL-88585Patch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102584Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2543637Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=482502Vendor Advisory
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