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CVE-2026-22683: Windmill CE (Community Edition) · Missing Authorization

Affects Windmill CE (Community Edition)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · public detection template (Nuclei) · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 85% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Apr 2026

  2. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

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

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  4. 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Windmill LabsWindmill CE (Community Edition)Affected
  • >=1.56.0 <=1.614.0
Fixed in–
Windmill LabsWindmill EE (Enterprise Edition)Affected
  • >=1.56.0 <=1.614.0
Fixed in–
GitHubwindmill-labs/windmillpkg:github/windmill-labs/windmillOther threatsAffected
  • =1.56.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict Operator role assignments to trusted users only and consider limiting access to the backend API endpoints if possible. Monitor for vendor updates regarding patches or official mitigations.

Description

Windmill versions 1.56.0 through 1.614.0 contain a missing authorization vulnerability that allows users with the Operator role to perform prohibited entity creation and modification actions via the backend API. Although Operators are documented and priced as unable to create or modify entities, the API does not enforce the Operator restriction on workspace endpoints, allowing an Operator to create and update scripts, flows, apps, and raw_apps. Since Operators can also execute scripts via the jobs API, this allows direct privilege escalation to remote code execution within the Windmill deployment. This vulnerability has existed since the introduction of the Operator role in version 1.56.0.

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