CVE-2026-18277 Missing Authorization in eScriptorium
Authenticated users can bypass ownership checks to access or revoke other users' private OCR models due to missing authorization in create and delete views.
- 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-2026-18277?
CVE-2026-18277 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
Missing authorization in the OcrModelRight create and delete views in Scripta eScriptorium through 26.04.1 allows a remote authenticated user to grant themselves access to another user's private OCR model and to revoke any user's OCR model access via a POST request, because the ownership check is placed in get_context_data() and therefore runs only on the GET rendering path
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18277?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Escriptorium Escriptorium.
How do I fix CVE-2026-18277?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18277 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-2026-18277 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18277 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Scripta eScriptorium
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7gw-xhpj-265q.