CVE-2026-54261

Wagtail: Improper permission handling in image preview

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: July 1, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC

Updated: July 2, 2026 at 07:38 PM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsWagtailWagtail

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Wagtail · Torchbox

95%

v < 7.0.87.1 ≤ v < 7.3.37.4 ≤ v < 7.4.2

Affected range stops below 7.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Wagtail · Wagtailpypi

60%

v < 7.0.8v < 7.3.3v < 7.4.2

Affected range stops below 7.0.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.3.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 7.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-r6p4-grq7-xm4m

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-r6p4-grq7-xm4m

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMGitHub_M

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-280

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