# CVE-2026-54244: Statamic: Incorrect authorization lets view-only users submit Live Preview content reserved for editors

> View-only users can submit unauthorized content via Live Preview, bypassing edit restrictions in Statamic CMS.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7mqq-4v55-88gh

## What is CVE-2026-54244?

CVE-2026-54244 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in statamic cms, published on 17 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Statamic is a Laravel and Git powered content management system (CMS). Prior to 5.74.0 and 6.20.3, the Live Preview endpoint for existing entries and terms in src/Http/Controllers/CP/PreviewController.php only checked view authorization, but it accepts and renders caller-supplied field values. A Control Panel user with view but not edit permission could therefore submit content they were not authorized to author and generate a shareable Live Preview URL rendering it. This issue is fixed in versions 5.74.0 and 6.20.3.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-54244?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including statamic/cms.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `statamic/cms` | Packagist | All versions | 5.74.0 |
| `statamic/cms` | Packagist | All versions | 5.74.0 |
| `statamic/cms` | Packagist | From 6.0.0 | 6.20.3 |
| `statamic/cms` | Packagist | From 6.0.0 | 6.20.3 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-54244?

Upgrade statamic/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 5.74.0 or 6.20.3.

## Is CVE-2026-54244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-54244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-54244 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-54244 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in statamic cms, published on 17 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-54244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- statamic/cms (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 5.74.0
- statamic/cms (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 5.74.0
- statamic/cms (Packagist): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.20.3
- statamic/cms (Packagist): affected from 6.0.0; fixed in 6.20.3

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54244/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54244/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54244
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54244
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54244

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54244/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.