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ServiceNow Discloses Security Incident Exposing Customer Data

ServiceNow said a patch on June 5 limited access to authenticated users after attackers queried customer instance tables, while it evaluates a CVE.

  • ServiceNow applied a security update on Friday to fix a bug that allowed unauthenticated users to gain greater access to ServiceNow-hosted data than intended.
  • Administrators on Reddit identified the flaw at a REST endpoint configured with 'requires_authentication=false,' which permitted unauthenticated requests to access instance data.
  • ServiceNow warned that "The security issue pertains to customers who are on the Australia platform release or made certain configuration changes to instances on releases prior to Australia."
  • Attackers exploited the vulnerability to query customer instance tables, prompting ServiceNow to notify impacted customers via direct Support cases after detecting "anomalous activity."
  • Numerous Administrators are advised to review logs for API requests from IP address '51.159.98.241' and rotate credentials or tokens shared through Support workflows.
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BleepingComputer broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
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