Bypass Vulnerability in Compliance-trestle Tooling Platform by OSCAL Compass
CVE-2026-52776

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
CVE Published:
25 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-52776?

The Compliance-trestle platform suffers from a configuration issue where the URLSecurityValidator fails to prevent server-side request forgery on specific versions. Attackers can exploit this flaw to access restricted network endpoints, including local services and cloud instance metadata, by influencing OSCAL artifacts that are fetched by the platform. The ineffective blocking of certain IP addresses allows unauthorized access to sensitive information. This issue has been addressed in newer versions, ensuring enhanced security for users.

Affected Version(s)

compliance-trestle < 3.12.4 < 3.12.4

compliance-trestle >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.0 < 4.0.0, 4.1.0

References

CVSS V4

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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