Resource exhaustion in Torchbox Wagtail
CVE-2026-54260
Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. In versions prior to 7.0.8, 7.3.3 and 7.4.2, an authenticated admin user can trigger expensive rendition processing with purposefully crafted filter specs resulting in potentially service degradation. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. This issue has been fixed in versions 7.0.8, 7.3.3, and 7.4.2.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Torchbox Wagtail
- Wagtail — versions < 7.0.8, >= 7.1.0, < 7.3.3, >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-f2p5-j6fg-5cxf (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-54260?
- CVE-2026-54260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Torchbox Wagtail, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-07-01.
- How severe is CVE-2026-54260?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.