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CVE-2026-52853

Docmost: Privilege Escalation - ADMIN Can Invite Users as OWNER

5.2 Medium

CVE-2026-52853 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Docmost, published September 24, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Docmost is open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. Prior to 0.90.1, an authenticated workspace ADMIN can use the workspace invitation flow to invite an external email address with the OWNER role because the role ceiling does not prevent ADMIN users from granting privileges above their own. When the invitation is accepted, the new account receives OWNER-level permissions, allowing the ADMIN to create a backdoor OWNER account or promote a colluding external user to the workspace's highest privilege level. This issue is fixed in version 0.90.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Unchanged since Sep 25, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.2

Docmost: Privilege Escalation - ADMIN Can Invite Users as OWNER

Docmost is open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. Prior to 0.90.1, an authenticated workspace ADMIN can use the workspace invitation flow to invite an external email address with the OWNER role because the role ceiling does not prevent ADMIN users from granting privileges above their own. When the invitation is accepted, the new account receives OWNER-level permissions, allowing the ADMIN to create a backdoor OWNER account or promote a colluding external user to the workspace's highest privilege level. This issue is fixed in version 0.90.1.

Record
CVE-2026-52853
CVSS 3.1
5.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-86391 5.2

Docmost is open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. Prior to 0.90.1, an authenticated workspace ADMIN can use the workspace invitation flow to invite an external email address with the OWNER role because the role ceiling does not prevent ADMIN users from granting privileges above their own. When the invitation is accepted, the new account receives OWNER-level permissions, allowing the ADMIN to create a backdoor OWNER account or promote a colluding external user to the workspace's highest privilege level. This issue is fixed in version 0.90.1.

Record
EUVD-2026-86391
CVSS 3.1
5.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.2

Docmost is open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. Prior to 0.90.1, an authenticated workspace ADMIN can use the workspace invitation flow to invite an external email address with the OWNER role because the role ceiling does not prevent ADMIN users from granting privileges above their own. When the invitation is accepted, the new account receives OWNER-level permissions, allowing the ADMIN to create a backdoor OWNER account or promote a colluding external user to the workspace's highest privilege level. This issue is fixed in version 0.90.1.

Record
CVE-2026-52853
CVSS 3.1
5.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.2

Docmost: Privilege Escalation - ADMIN Can Invite Users as OWNER

Docmost is open-source collaborative wiki and documentation software. Prior to 0.90.1, an authenticated workspace ADMIN can use the workspace invitation flow to invite an external email address with the OWNER role because the role ceiling does not prevent ADMIN users from granting privileges above their own. When the invitation is accepted, the new account receives OWNER-level permissions, allowing the ADMIN to create a backdoor OWNER account or promote a colluding external user to the workspace's highest privilege level. This issue is fixed in version 0.90.1.

Record
CVE-2026-52853
CVSS 3.1
5.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-02createdCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

References

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