Profile Builder Privilege Escalation via Incorrect Role Assignment

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder profile-builder allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Profile Builder: from n/a through 4.0.4.

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Analysis

CVE-2026-112242 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Cozmoslabs Profile Builder affecting versions through 4.0.4, stemming from incorrect privilege assignment in the application's role management system. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to escalate their privileges beyond their intended authorization level, potentially gaining administrative or elevated access to sensitive user data and platform functionality. Organizations using Profile Builder for user profile management, membership sites, and community platforms are at risk, particularly those relying on role-based access controls for data isolation and compliance.

Casky.ai's 224 mapped security skills leverage Claude AI's extended reasoning to detect the exploitation patterns associated with TA0004 (Privilege Escalation) techniques underlying this CVE. Practitioners using the platform would identify suspicious patterns such as unauthorized role elevation attempts, unusual permission assignment modifications, and access requests inconsistent with user role baselines. The system correlates CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) indicators across authentication logs and access control events, flagging instances where lower-privileged users suddenly access administrative functions or protected resources. Real-time detection would surface privilege escalation attempts before full compromise, enabling security teams to investigate role manipulation anomalies, audit permission changes, and patch vulnerable Profile Builder instances before threat actors can establish persistent elevated access.

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224 Casky skills cover this attack pattern

These skills use Claude AI's reasoning model to surface findings in the same attack categories as CVE-2026-112242.

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red teaming · high

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red teaming · high

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Access with Stolen Session Cookie

identity access management · low

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MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

TA0004

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