Insecure Access Control in Wagtail Content Management System
CVE-2026-44201

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wagtail

Status
Wagtail
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 May 2026

What is CVE-2026-44201?

Wagtail, an open-source content management system built on Django, suffers from an access control flaw in its Documents and Images API. Users with access to this API could potentially view filenames and names of documents and images stored within private collections, which compromises confidentiality. This issue has been rectified in versions 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, ensuring the proper enforcement of access controls. Protect your content by updating to the latest version.

Affected Version(s)

wagtail < 7.0.7 < 7.0.7

wagtail >= 7.1, < 7.3.2 < 7.1, 7.3.2

References

https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GH...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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