Frigte has broken access control viewer user can delete admin and other users account
Summary
Users with the viewer role can delete admin and other users account. It this leads to denial of service and affects data integrity.
Details
Endpoint DELETE /api/users/admin is enable to anonymous user.
PoC
I deleted admin user on demo.frigate.video:
Impact
It this leads to denial of service and affects data integrity.
Recommended Fixes
Restrict access to the endpoint to authenticated admin users only:
Add dependencies=[Depends(require_role(["admin"]))]) to this endpoint.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | frigate | all versions | no fix |
References
- https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/security/advisories/GHSA-vg28-83rp-8xx4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33125
- https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
- https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/releases/tag/v0.16.3
- https://pypi.org/project/frigate
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vg28-83rp-8xx4
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-285- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
frigate- Disclosed
- 18.03.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 14:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2483 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vg28-83rp-8xx4 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: frigate
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 05.2024 03.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 1
Disclosures per year
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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