Auth bypass in Escriptorium

CVE-2026-18277

Missing authorization in the OcrModelRight create and delete views in Scripta eScriptorium through 26.04.1 allows a remote authenticated user to grant themselves access to another user's private OCR model and to revoke any user's OCR model access via a POST request, because the ownership check is placed in get_context_data() and therefore runs only on the GET rendering path

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (15.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18277?
CVE-2026-18277 is a high-severity vulnerability in Escriptorium, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-18277?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.