Wagtail up to 7.0.7/7.3.2/7.4.1 Image Preview Endpoint insufficient permissions or privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Wagtail up to 7.0.7/7.3.2/7.4.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Image Preview Endpoint. The manipulation results in insufficient permissions or privileges. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-54261. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wagtail up to 7.0.7/7.3.2/7.4.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Image Preview Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-280. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, due to a missing permission check on the image preview endpoint, a user with access to the Wagtail admin can preview any image. The existing data of the image object itself is not exposed. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-54261 since 06/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 7.0.8, 7.3.3 or 7.4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient permissions or privileges
CWE: CWE-280 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wagtail 7.0.8/7.3.3/7.4.2

Timelineinfo

06/12/2026 CVE reserved
07/01/2026 +19 days VulDB entry created
07/02/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
07/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-r6p4-grq7-xm4m
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-54261 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-54261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-375702

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2026 00:49
Changes: 07/02/2026 00:49 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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