Vulnerability · Published May 11, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-44198Wagtail: Improper permission handling when viewing page history

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in wagtail from wagtail. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

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 still access the history report for the page, potentially resulting in disclosure of sensitive information. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.0.7, 7.3.2, and 7.4.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
PyPI	wagtail	7.0.7	GHSA-c4mr-889m-vgf6
PyPI	wagtail	7.3.2	GHSA-c4mr-889m-vgf6
PyPI	wagtail	7.0.7, 7.3.2	PYSEC-2026-147

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
wagtail	wagtail	< 7.0.7>= 7.1, < 7.3.2

Weakness: CWE-280 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-c4mr-889m-vgf6 x_refsource_CONFIRM