CVE-2026-123820: wagtail · Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges
Affects wagtailSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 7.4.3 : update wagtail when convenient.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 21:34 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 3.1 | 5.3 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.4.3, 7.3.4, 7.0.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade wagtail to 7.4.3, 7.3.4 or 7.0.9.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| wagtailwagtail | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Wagtail to version 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, or 8.0rc2 or later, where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation is required as the vulnerability is resolved in these official releases.
Description
Wagtail versions prior to 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2 have a vulnerability in the Documents and Images API V2 where descendant collections of directly restricted collections are not properly excluded. This allows API users to list filenames and names of documents and images in descendant collections that should be private. The issue is fixed in versions 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2.
References
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/320c37ed4624702d3864ce2364ce8536b2ce5115 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/9a69e0ad153c515ddd86ddd33d2c9d2554201568 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/b8a2040dfcdb97498b746254ad8bb4e47e21358c (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/cba80389067121c0fae41a3312e2daf76f0eb206 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.0.9 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.4.3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v8.0rc2 (opens in a new tab)