CVE-2026-111446 Missing authorization in Wheels
Remote attackers can access development tools to read settings and modify the database due to missing authorization checks in the Wheels framework.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-111446?
CVE-2026-111446 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wheels, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wheels 4.0.0 through 4.1.2 exposes password-less development tools under /wheels/* to remote clients when enablePublicComponent=true, as it is by default in development. Before 4.1.2 these tools have no local-access restriction; in 4.1.2 the restriction trusts client-supplied headers without checking the connecting peer. Remote clients can obtain application settings, environment/datasource details and routes, and start test runs. Where application tests use the primary datasource, those runs can write to the real application database. The separately protected migrator and CLI endpoints are not affected. This is fixed in 4.2.0.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-111446?
How do I fix CVE-2026-111446?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-111446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-111446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-111446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pfh-pw79-rgrh, GHSA-6v6c-p375-vxw9.