CVE-2026-44197 Wagtail: Improper permission handling when comparing revisions

Medium 6.5 Published 11 May 2026 Updated 14 May 2026

Attackers with limited CMS access can view sensitive page revisions by guessing revision IDs, bypassing edit permissions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2026-44197?

CVE-2026-44197 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in wagtail, published on 11 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4, a CMS user without the ability to edit a page could access revisions of the page through the revision compare view if they knew the primary key of two revisions. This could potentially result in disclosure of sensitive information. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Weakness: CWE-280

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44197?

5 open source packages ship an affected version, including wagtail. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`wagtail` PyPI	All versions	`7.0.7, 7.3.2`
`wagtail` PyPI	All versions	`7.0.7`
`wagtail` PyPI	All versions	`7.0.7`
`wagtail` PyPI	From `7.1`	`7.3.2`
`wagtail` PyPI	From `7.1`	`7.3.2`

Products include Torchbox Wagtail.

How do I fix CVE-2026-44197?

Upgrade wagtail to a fixed version for your release line: 7.0.7 or 7.3.2.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-44197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c6wj-9vcj-75pj, PYSEC-2026-146, ROOT-APP-PYPI-CVE-2026-44197.