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CVE-2026-123820: wagtail · Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

Affects wagtailSource CVE Database V5

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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

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 3.15.3
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:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
wagtailwagtailAffected
  • <7.0.9
  • >=7.1 <7.3.4
  • >=7.4 <7.4.3
  • =8.0rc1
Fixed in
  • 7.4.3
  • 7.3.4
  • 7.0.9

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.

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