9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-21854
Tarkov Data Manager Authentication Bypass vulnerability
Description

The Tarkov Data Manager is a tool to manage the Tarkov item data. Prior to 02 January 2025, an authentication bypass vulnerability in the login endpoint allows any unauthenticated user to gain full admin access to the Tarkov Data Manager admin panel by exploiting a JavaScript prototype property access vulnerability, combined with loose equality type coercion. A series of fix commits on 02 January 2025 fixed this and other vulnerabilities.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 7, 2026, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 8, 2026, 6:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Update the Tarkov Data Manager to the latest version to fix authentication bypass vulnerability.
  • Update the Tarkov Data Manager application.
  • Apply security patches released on January 2, 2025.
  • Verify authentication controls are correctly implemented.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/the-hideout/tarkov-data-manager/commit/f188f0abf766cefe3f1b7b4fc6fe9dad3736174a
https://github.com/the-hideout/tarkov-data-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-r8w6-9xwg-6h73
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 07, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The Tarkov Data Manager is a tool to manage the Tarkov item data. Prior to 02 January 2025, an authentication bypass vulnerability in the login endpoint allows any unauthenticated user to gain full admin access to the Tarkov Data Manager admin panel by exploiting a JavaScript prototype property access vulnerability, combined with loose equality type coercion. A series of fix commits on 02 January 2025 fixed this and other vulnerabilities.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CWE CWE-843
    Added CWE CWE-1321
    Added Reference https://github.com/the-hideout/tarkov-data-manager/commit/f188f0abf766cefe3f1b7b4fc6fe9dad3736174a
    Added Reference https://github.com/the-hideout/tarkov-data-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-r8w6-9xwg-6h73
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
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