CVE-2026-96872
WikiLambda public function execution bypasses the unsaved-code permission through nested Z825 compositions
Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension on Linux, MacOS, and Windows allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.
This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension: before 1.47.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WikiLambda public function execution bypasses the unsaved-code permission through nested Z825 compositions
Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension on Linux, MacOS, and Windows allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.
This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension: before 1.47.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-96872- CVSS 4.0
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/AU:Y - Weakness
- CWE-280
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-85562
Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension on Linux, MacOS, and Windows allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.
This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension: before 1.47.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-85562- CVSS 4.0
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/AU:Y - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7v9-97f3-3pxf
Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability in The Wikimedia...
Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension on Linux, MacOS, and Windows allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.
This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension: before 1.47.0.
- Record
GHSA-c7v9-97f3-3pxf- CVSS 4.0
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-280
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension on Linux, MacOS, and Windows allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.
This issue affects Mediawiki - WikiLambda Extension: before 1.47.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-96872- CVSS 4.0
- 2.9 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-280
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | BomboBombone/CVE-2026-96872 | 2026-09-29 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-96872 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.9) in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - Wikilambda Extension, published September 23, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.