CVE-2026-18258 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in eScriptorium
Authenticated users can read, modify, or delete other users' transcription content by manipulating primary keys in API requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-18258?
CVE-2026-18258 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Scripta eScriptorium, published on 6 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authorization bypass in the Line, LineTranscription, VirtualCollection, tag and process API endpoints in Scripta/eScriptorium through 26.04.1 allows a remote authenticated user to read, modify and delete other users' transcription content via primary keys supplied in the request body, which are queried against the global model manager instead of the request-scoped queryset
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18258?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Escriptorium Escriptorium.
How do I fix CVE-2026-18258?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18258 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-2026-18258 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18258 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Scripta eScriptorium
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xg85-j7xm-gqc8.