New API is a large language mode (LLM) gateway and artificial intelligence (AI) asset management system. From 0.9.1.3 until 1.0.0-rc.7, AdminResetPasskey in controller/passkey.go lacks the canManageTargetRole authorization check for DELETE /api/user/:id/reset_passkey, allowing a lower-privileged administrator to remove a passkey from a same-level or higher-privileged account, including a root account. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-rc.7.

Affected: Go: github.com/QuantumNous/new-api

## Summary

The admin passkey reset endpoint lacked the role-level authorization check used by comparable privileged account-protection endpoints. A lower-privileged administrator could attempt passkey reset operations against same-level or higher-privileged users, including root-level accounts.

## Impact

If the target account had a passkey configured, a lower-privileged administrator could remove that authentication factor and weaken the target account's protection boundary. The attacker still needed administrator privileges, so the issue is rated Medium.

## Affected versions

The vulnerable admin passkey reset behavior was present from the passkey feature introduction in `v0.9.1.3` through versions before `v1.0.0-rc.7`.

## Patches

This issue is fixed in `v1.0.0-rc.7`. The fix adds a `canManageTargetRole` check to `AdminResetPasskey` before passkey lookup or deletion, preventing lower-privileged administrators from operating on same-level or higher-privileged users.

## Workarounds

If upgrading immediately is not possible, restrict admin access to trusted operators only and block `DELETE /api/user/:id/reset_passkey` at the reverse proxy or gateway except for root operators.

## References

- Fixed by commit `0936e2504655a5cbf7bc3c388f6d3e2bb24916d3`. - Relevant code paths: `controller/passkey.go`, `controller/twofa.go`, and `router/api-router.go`.