CVE-2026-85697 Documenso 2.17.0 PDF Route Ignores Document Visibility
Attackers with low privileges can read restricted documents by bypassing visibility checks in the PDF endpoint.
- 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-2026-85697?
CVE-2026-85697 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in documenso, published on 4 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Documenso 2.17.0 contains an access control vulnerability in the PDF-serving endpoint that fails to validate document visibility settings. Attackers with low privileges can read restricted documents within their team or cross-tenant by leveraging missing ownership validation on document data identifiers.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85697?
How do I fix CVE-2026-85697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85697 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-2026-85697 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-85697 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p2hj-fj2f-79j4.