What is CVE-2026-54261?

CVE-2026-54261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wagtail, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-01.

How severe is CVE-2026-54261?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Wagtail

CVE-2026-54261

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, due to a missing permission check on the image preview endpoint, a user with access to the Wagtail admin can preview any imag…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Wagtail — versions < 7.0.8, >= 7.1.0, < 7.3.3, >= 7.4.0, < 7.4.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-280 — Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-54261?: CVE-2026-54261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wagtail, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-01.
How severe is CVE-2026-54261?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.