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CVE-2026-44200

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying pages

6.5 MediumFix available

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, a CMS user with limited access to pages could copy a page they don't have access to to an area of the site they do. Once coped, they'd be able to view its contents, and potentially publish it. Permissions were correctly checked for the copy destination, but not for the source page. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.20%Up 0.2 points since May 12, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying pages

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, a CMS user with limited access to pages could copy a page they don't have access to to an area of the site they do. Once coped, they'd be able to view its contents, and potentially publish it. Permissions were correctly checked for the copy destination, but not for the source page. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Record
CVE-2026-44200
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-29076 6.5

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, a CMS user with limited access to pages could copy a page they don't have access to to an area of the site they do. Once coped, they'd be able to view its contents, and potentially publish it. Permissions were correctly checked for the copy destination, but not for the source page. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Record
EUVD-2026-29076
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-67rv-mg8q-5pf3 6.5

Wagtail has improper permission handling when copying pages

Impact

A CMS user with limited access to pages could copy a page they don't have access to to an area of the site they do. Once copied, they'd be able to view its contents, and potentially publish it. Permissions were correctly checked for the copy destination, but not for the source page.

Patches

Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.7 and 7.3.2. The new 7.4 LTS feature release also incorporates this fix.

Workarounds

No workaround is available.

Acknowledgements

Wagtail thanks independent security researcher Sanjok Karki @thesanjok for reporting this issue.

For more information

If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-67rv-mg8q-5pf3
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.5

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, a CMS user with limited access to pages could copy a page they don't have access to to an area of the site they do. Once coped, they'd be able to view its contents, and potentially publish it. Permissions were correctly checked for the copy destination, but not for the source page. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Record
CVE-2026-44200
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

Wagtail: Improper permission handling when copying pages

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, a CMS user with limited access to pages could copy a page they don't have access to to an area of the site they do. Once coped, they'd be able to view its contents, and potentially publish it. Permissions were correctly checked for the copy destination, but not for the source page. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Record
CVE-2026-44200
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-67rv-mg8q-5pf3 6.5

Wagtail has improper permission handling when copying pages

Impact

A CMS user with limited access to pages could copy a page they don't have access to to an area of the site they do. Once copied, they'd be able to view its contents, and potentially publish it. Permissions were correctly checked for the copy destination, but not for the source page.

Patches

Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 7.0.7 and 7.3.2. The new 7.4 LTS feature release also incorporates this fix.

Workarounds

No workaround is available.

Acknowledgements

Wagtail thanks independent security researcher Sanjok Karki @thesanjok for reporting this issue.

For more information

If there are any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-67rv-mg8q-5pf3
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-280
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-149 6.5

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, a CMS user with limited access to pages could copy a page they don't have access to to an area of the site they do. Once coped, they'd be able to view its contents, and potentially publish it. Permissions were correctly checked for the copy destination, but not for the source page. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Record
PYSEC-2026-149
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-44200 No score

CVE-2026-44200 in rootio-wagtail - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-44200 in the rootio-wagtail package for Root:PyPI. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-44200
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
wagtail
PyPI
 before 7.0.7
7.0.7
wagtail
PyPI
 7.1 up to 7.3.2
7.3.2
wagtail
PyPI
 before 7.0.7, plus listed versions
0.10.20.30.3.10.4
Show 45 moreShow less
0.4.10.50.60.70.80.8.10.8.100.8.20.8.30.8.40.8.50.8.60.8.70.8.80.8.91.01.0b11.0b21.0rc11.0rc21.11.101.10.11.10rc11.111.11.11.11rc11.121.12.11.12.21.12.31.12.41.12.51.12.61.12rc11.131.13.11.13.21.13.31.13.41.13rc11.1rc11.21.2rc11.3
7.0.7
wagtail
PyPI
 7.1 up to 7.3.2, plus listed versions
7.1.17.1.27.1.37.27.2.1
Show 6 moreShow less
7.2.27.2.37.2rc17.37.3.17.3rc1
7.3.2
wagtail
PyPI
 before 7.0.7, 7.1 up to 7.3.2, plus listed versions
0.10.20.30.3.10.4
Show 45 moreShow less
0.4.10.50.60.70.80.8.10.8.100.8.20.8.30.8.40.8.50.8.60.8.70.8.80.8.91.01.0b11.0b21.0rc11.0rc21.11.101.10.11.10rc11.111.11.11.11rc11.121.12.11.12.21.12.31.12.41.12.51.12.61.12rc11.131.13.11.13.21.13.31.13.41.13rc11.1rc11.21.2rc11.3
7.0.77.3.2
rootio-wagtail
Root:PyPI
 before 4.2.3+root.io.1
4.2.3+root.io.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-44200 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Torchbox Wagtail, published May 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. Fixed in wagtail 7.0.7.

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