Low severity · published Apr 21, 2026
CVE-2026-29179
October: Editor Sub-Permission Bypass for Asset and Blueprint File Operations
3.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform. Prior to 3.7.16 and 4.1.16, fine-grained sub-permission checks for asset and blueprint file operations were not enforced in the CMS and Tailor editor extensions. This only affects backend users who were explicitly granted editor access but had editor.cms_assets or editor.tailor_blueprints specifically withheld, an uncommon permission configuration. In this edge case, such users could perform file operations (create, delete, rename, move, upload) on theme assets or blueprint files despite lacking the required sub-permission. A related operator precedence error in the Tailor navigation also disclosed the theme blueprint directory tree under the same conditions. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.7.16 and 4.1.16.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OC
october · octobercms
>= 4.0.0, < 4.1.16; < 3.7.16 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29179
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29179
github.com
https://github.com/octobercms/october/security/advisories/GHSA-jvwg-phxx-j3rp
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