Auth bypass in Escriptorium

CVE-2026-18258

Authorization bypass in the Line, LineTranscription, VirtualCollection, tag and process API endpoints in Scripta/eScriptorium through 26.04.1 allows a remote authenticated user to read, modify and delete other users' transcription content via primary keys supplied in the request body, which are queried against the global model manager instead of the request-scoped queryset

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (44.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-18258: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18258?
CVE-2026-18258 is a high-severity vulnerability in Escriptorium, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-18258?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.