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Missing authorization in motionEye ActionHandler.post()

IdentifiersCVE-2026-55863CWE-862

motionEye contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the ActionHandler.post() handler. The vulnerable endpoint fails to enforce authentication/authorization checks before processing action requests, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to invoke camera-related actions exposed through the web interface. Based on the advisory, reachable actions include taking snapshots, starting or stopping recording, and executing configured action scripts. Depending on deployment configuration, those scripts may perform PTZ movement, alarm control, lighting changes, or interact with remote camera resources.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely control exposed motionEye actions without valid credentials. This can result in unauthorized snapshots, interruption or initiation of recording, and execution of configured action scripts. In affected environments, this may create physical security consequences, interfere with surveillance operations, trigger alarms or environmental controls, and potentially enable SSRF scenarios via remote cameras or script-driven integrations.

Mitigation

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Until an upgrade can be applied, restrict access to the motionEye web interface and especially the /action endpoint using firewall rules, reverse-proxy access controls, VPN-only exposure, or network segmentation. Where feasible, disable, remove, or harden sensitive configured action scripts to reduce the impact of unauthorized invocation.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade motionEye to version 0.44.0 or later. The advisory indicates the proper fix is to enforce authentication on ActionHandler.post() by applying the appropriate authentication decorator so that action requests require valid authorization before execution.

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