# CVE-2026-104961: Plane: WorkspaceOwnerPermission missing is\_active check allows deactivated users to retain owner access

- Also known as: GHSA-WJGV-CQ7W-258V
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.4.0
- Published: 2026-10-05 · Updated: 2026-10-06

## Affected

- makeplane plane: fixed in 1.4.0

## Description

Plane is an open-source project management tool. Prior to 1.4.0, WorkspaceOwnerPermission does not require is_active=True when checking whether a user is a workspace owner. A deactivated user can therefore remain authorized as the workspace owner and retain owner-level access. This issue is fixed in 1.4.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on makeplane plane, upgrade to a fixed version (1.4.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/makeplane/plane/security/advisories/GHSA-wjgv-cq7w-258v
- https://github.com/makeplane/plane/pull/9290
- https://github.com/makeplane/plane/commit/6c9dbb50434d16ea00a00d1574723dfd0c3d2446
- https://github.com/makeplane/plane/releases/tag/v1.4.0

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