CVE-2026-102585 (GCVE-0-2026-102585)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-30 08:36 – Updated: 2026-09-30 15:28
VLAI
Title
Moodle: group validation missing when enrolling user to course
Summary
A flaw was found in Moodle. When enrolling a user into a course while assigning them to a group, the application does not verify whether the selected group actually belongs to that course. An authenticated user with teacher privileges could exploit this flaw to add users to groups within courses they do not have authorization to access.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-30 13:56 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-842 - Placement of User into Incorrect Group
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Affected: 5.2.0 , < 5.2.2 (semver)
Affected: 5.1.0 , < 5.1.6 (semver)
Date Public
2026-09-29 20:17
Show details on NVD website

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