Medium severity · published May 11, 2026
CVE-2026-44198
Wagtail: Improper permission handling when viewing page history
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WA
wagtail · wagtail
< 7.0.7; >= 7.1, < 7.3.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44198
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44198
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-c4mr-889m-vgf6
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