CVE-2026-44201 | Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on Documents and Images API

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, the Documents and Images API incorrectly listed items in private collections. A user with access to the API could see the filename and name of documents and images in private collections. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Published: 2026-05-11 Last update: 2026-05-12 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-44201 is rated Low Risk (24.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-44201

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-12 0.03%

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-44201

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-44201

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-44201

GHSA-p5gm-92h4-6pv6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Wagtail has improper restriction handling on Documents and Images API

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-44201

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
torchbox wagtail < 7.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
torchbox wagtail >= 7.1, < 7.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-44201

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