CVE-2026-39355
CRITICALGenealogy is Missing Authorization in `TeamController::transferOwnership()` Allows Any Authenticated User to Hijack Any Team (Broken Access Control)
Title source: cnaDescription
Genealogy is a family tree PHP application. Prior to 5.9.1, a critical broken access control vulnerability in the genealogy application allows any authenticated user to transfer ownership of arbitrary non-personal teams to themselves. This enables complete takeover of other users’ team workspaces and unrestricted access to all genealogy data associated with the compromised team. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.9.1.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
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https://github.com/MGeurts/genealogy/security/advisories/GHSA-2rq7-jqm7-w8x4
Scores
CVSS v3
9.9
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
23.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-862
Status
published
Products (2)
kreaweb/genealogy
< 5.9.1
MGeurts/genealogy
< 5.9.1
Published
Apr 07, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 08, 2026