Wheels up to 4.1.2 Query Builder key improper authorization

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Wheels up to 4.1.2. Affected by this issue is the function findByKey/exists/updateByKey/deleteByKey/updateAll/deleteAll of the component Query Builder. Performing a manipulation of the argument key results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-111445. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wheels up to 4.1.2. This affects the function findByKey/exists/updateByKey/deleteByKey/updateAll/deleteAll of the component Query Builder. The manipulation of the argument key with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Wheels 4.0.0 through 4.1.2 before 4.2.0 replaces incoming scope conditions with a primary-key condition in findByKey() and exists(key=). For exists(key=), production with error information disabled returns true for an out-of-scope key instead of throwing. Applications relying on scopes for ownership or tenant authorization can therefore load and subsequently modify or delete another user's or tenant's record when the key comes from a request. The 4.2.0 fix combines key conditions with incoming scope, query-builder or where conditions in findByKey(), exists(key=), updateByKey() and deleteByKey(). Other scope-aware finders, aggregates, updateAll() and deleteAll() are not affected.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-111445 since 10/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Wheels

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• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2

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