# CVE-2026-116008: DaybydayCRM through 2.2.1 Missing Authorization via ProjectsController updateAssign

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-24. Updated: 2026-11-05.

DaybydayCRM through 2.2.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in ProjectsController::updateAssign() that allows any authenticated user to reassign projects without the can-assign-new-user-to-project permission. Low-privileged employees can send PATCH or POST requests to /projects/updateassign/{external_id} with a chosen user_assigned_id to redirect project ownership and notifications.

## Remediation

- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: VulnCheck) — https://github.com/Bottelet/DaybydayCRM/pull/362
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: VulnCheck) — https://github.com/Bottelet/DaybydayCRM/commit/20a161e6c3e7ad60ee0430678bcbace593dfd1d8

## Affected products and versions

- Bottelet / DaybydayCRM (Bottelet/DaybydayCRM): ≥ 0; ≤ 2.2.1 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: VulnCheck

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 4.0: 5.3 (medium); CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CVSS 3.1: 4.3 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N; source: CNA: VulnCheck

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.20% as of 2026-11-05; percentile 9.39%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact partial; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-862

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://github.com/Bottelet/DaybydayCRM/issues/347 (CNA: VulnCheck; issue-tracking)

- https://github.com/Bottelet/DaybydayCRM/pull/362 (CNA: VulnCheck; patch, issue-tracking)

- https://github.com/Bottelet/DaybydayCRM/commit/20a161e6c3e7ad60ee0430678bcbace593dfd1d8 (CNA: VulnCheck; patch)

- https://github.com/Bottelet/DaybydayCRM/blob/2.2.1/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectsController.php#L232-L245 (CNA: VulnCheck; technical-description)

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/daybydaycrm-through-2.2.1-missing-authorization-via-projectscontroller-updateassign (CNA: VulnCheck; third-party-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: VulnCheck: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116008; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-116008; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: e2a9e5fd816989d92019a9c7a0ae8ee96726d7a7321d468c9b7cfb4dd89db8ae

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