# CVE-2026-111445: Wheels 4.0.0 through 4.1.2 before 4.2.0 replaces incoming scope conditions with a primary-key condition in findByKey() and exists(key=).

- Also known as: GHSA-2QH9-QCXQ-F8QC
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.2.0
- Published: 2026-10-16 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Wheels: from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.2.0

## Description

Wheels 4.0.0 through 4.1.2 before 4.2.0 replaces incoming scope conditions with a primary-key condition in findByKey() and exists(key=). For exists(key=), production with error information disabled returns true for an out-of-scope key instead of throwing. Applications relying on scopes for ownership or tenant authorization can therefore load and subsequently modify or delete another user's or tenant's record when the key comes from a request. The 4.2.0 fix combines key conditions with incoming scope, query-builder or where conditions in findByKey(), exists(key=), updateByKey() and deleteByKey(). Other scope-aware finders, aggregates, updateAll() and deleteAll() are not affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Wheels, upgrade to a fixed version (4.2.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/wheels-dev/wheels/security/advisories/GHSA-2qh9-qcxq-f8qc

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