Nautobot: REST API permits creation of GenericForeignKey references to objects that the user should not be able to reference — CVE-2026-44794

Summary

### Impact In the case of inter-object references via `GenericForeignKey` (a pattern allowing an object to reference another object that may belong to one of several different "content types" or database tables), when creating or updating an object containing a `GenericForeignKey`, Nautobot's REST API failed to enforce user "view" permissions when determining whether a given reference to another object would be…

Product

pip: nautobot

What to do

General, cautious steps (verify details in the official source):

• Review exposure and plan remediation based on risk and environment.
• Identify affected product versions in your inventory and verify whether you are impacted.
• Apply vendor patches/updates or recommended mitigations as soon as available.
• Read the official advisory for exact affected versions and remediation steps.

Official advisory

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• CVE Record
• NVD

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