Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. Any remote user who can authenticate to the OpenCTI instance and invoke the affected GraphQL mutation can attempt to exploit the issue, provided they can obtain or guess valid workspace UUIDs.

Does an attacker need elevated privileges to exploit this?

Not necessarily. Exploitation may be possible with a low-privileged account as long as it is permitted to call the `WorkspacePopoverDeletionMutation` mutation; the vulnerability stems from inadequate authorization checks, not from over-privileged roles.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this issue?

Apply strict, centralized authorization checks to all workspace-scoped operations. For deletion mutations, ensure the server verifies that the authenticated user owns the resource or has the requisite role before performing the action, using a standard access-control layer rather than ad-hoc checks.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

Missing Authorization on Workspace Deletion (CWE-285) in OpenCTI GraphQL Mutation

CVE-2025-61781

Published:

Jan 5, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass

CWE:

CWE-285;CWE-566;CWE-915;CWE-863

Impact:

Unauthorized Data Deletion and Workspace Takeover

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Authorization Bypass

CWE:

CWE-285;CWE-566;CWE-915;CWE-863

Impact:

Unauthorized Data Deletion and Workspace Takeover

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Missing Authorization on Workspace Deletion (CWE-285) in OpenCTI GraphQL Mutation

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

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