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CVE-2026-126566VulnerabilityPublished

Semantic MediaWiki 7.3.1 before 7.4.1 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability in

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-126566· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 7.4.1 soon.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 04:36 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.1
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.1
Patch
Available – fixed in 7.4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 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 10 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade SemanticMediaWiki to 7.4.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SemanticMediaWikiSemanticMediaWikiAffected
  • >=7.3.1 <7.4.1
Fixed in
  • 7.4.1
PackagistSemanticMediaWikipkg:composer/SemanticMediaWikiOther threatsAffected
  • >=7.3.1 <7.4.1
Fixed in
  • 7.4.1

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict editing privileges to trusted users and monitor for suspicious changes to protected pages.

Description

Semantic MediaWiki versions from 7.3.1 up to but not including 7.4.1 contain an incorrect authorization vulnerability in the EditProtectionUpdater::userMayChangeProtection() function. This flaw allows editors to bypass edit and move protection by adding a specific template code that removes administrator protections logged under the administrator's name. The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized changes despite protection mechanisms.

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