Vulnerability · Published Sep 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-89267starlette-admin 0.16.1 through 0.17.1 Searchable Fields Allowlist Bypass
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in starlette-admin from jowilf. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
starlette-admin versions 0.16.1 through 0.17.1 fail to enforce the searchable_fields allowlist when configured as an empty list, allowing authenticated users to filter on non-searchable fields. Attackers can submit structured filter queries via the list API's where parameter to perform equality and comparison operations on excluded columns.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| jowilf | starlette-admin | 0.16.1 – through 0.17.1 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- Unenforced searchable_fields allowlist in _validate_where() at 0.17.1 technical-description
- https://github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin product
- VulnCheck Advisory: starlette-admin 0.16.1 through 0.17.1 Searchable Fields Allowlist Bypass third-party-advisory