# CVE-2026-119649: Orchard CMS 1.10.3 through 1.11 Improper Authorization via Media Library Folder Permission Check

Affects Orchard 1.10.3 through 1.11 for accounts holding only ManageOwnMedia, the default for Author and Contributor roles. No fixed version is listed.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-114065, GHSA-WPPP-CF83-WQWX
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

Orchard CMS, a content management system for building websites, is affected by this vulnerability. An authenticated user with the Author or Contributor role could view, copy, or delete other users' media files and delete media folders they should not have access to.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- OrchardCMS Orchard: from 1.10.3, through 1.11

## Description

Orchard CMS 1.10.3 through 1.11 contains an improper authorization vulnerability in MediaLibraryService.CheckMediaFolderPermission() that allows authenticated Authors and Contributors to access other users' media. Attackers can display, clone, and delete other users' media items by content id and delete arbitrary media folders via FolderController.Delete().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OrchardCMS Orchard, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

An authenticated low-privilege user with only the ManageOwnMedia permission can read, delete, clone, and move other users' media items and delete other users' media folders on the same tenant. The flaw is not an anonymous bypass.

Source: https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/issues/8895

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The affected range is Orchard 1.10.3 through 1.11, with 1.11 as the tested version. The exposed setup is an account holding only ManageOwnMedia, which is the default for the built-in Author and Contributor roles. Check the installed Orchard version and the roles assigned to accounts.

Source: https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/issues/8895

### What should I do about it?

The facts do not name a fixed version, so no upgrade target is confirmed. Do not assume a patched release exists until the vendor's advisory names one.

Source: https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/issues/8895

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-119649

### What if there's no patch?

The facts list no workaround. Reviewing which accounts hold only ManageOwnMedia, such as Author and Contributor role members, shows where the exposure lies.

Source: https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/issues/8895

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## References

- https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/issues/8895
- https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/blob/1.11/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MediaLibrary/Services/MediaLibraryService.cs#L281-L302
- https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/blob/1.11/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MediaLibrary/Services/IMediaLibraryService.cs#L169-L177
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/orchard-media-library-cross-user-broken-access-control
- https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/orchard-cms-1.10.3-through-1.11-improper-authorization-via-media-library-folder-permission-check

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