Uptime Kuma through 2.5.8 contains a race condition in the Socket.IO first-run setup handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an additional administrator account. Attackers can send concurrent setup requests during the bcrypt hashing window to bypass the empty user table check, then modify monitors, API keys, and enable disableAuth.

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Description Uptime Kuma through 2.5.8 contains a race condition in the Socket.IO first-run setup handler that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an additional administrator account. Attackers can send concurrent setup requests during the bcrypt hashing window to bypass the empty user table check, then modify monitors, API keys, and enable disableAuth.
Title Uptime Kuma through 2.5.8 Race Condition Admin Creation via Setup Handler
First Time appeared Uptime-kuma Project
Uptime-kuma Project uptime-kuma
Weaknesses CWE-367
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:uptime-kuma_project:uptime-kuma:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Uptime-kuma Project
Uptime-kuma Project uptime-kuma
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-30T15:54:36.118Z

Reserved: 2026-10-30T10:53:26.670Z

Link: CVE-2026-119552

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-30T12:16:42.100

Modified: 2026-10-30T12:16:42.100

Link: CVE-2026-119552

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-30T13:15:15Z

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