# CVE-2026-123820: Wagtail: Improper restriction handling on descendant collections in Documents and Images API

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-123820 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.3 (medium) and affects wagtail; fixed in 7.0.9, 7.3.4 and 7.4.3.

## Summary

Wagtail, an open source content management system built on Django, has a flaw in its Documents and Images API that can expose private content. Remotely, without logging in, an attacker can list the filenames and names of documents and images stored in descendant collections of restricted collections, which should remain private.

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## Affected

- wagtail: fixed in 7.0.9; from 7.1, fixed in 7.3.4; from 7.4, fixed in 7.4.3

## Description

Wagtail is an open source content management system built on Django. Prior to 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2, the Wagtail Documents and Images API V2 excludes directly restricted collections but fails to exclude their descendant collections, even though descendants inherit ancestor view restrictions. An API user can therefore list the filenames and names of documents and images stored in descendant collections that should remain private. This issue is fixed in versions 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3, and 8.0rc2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wagtail, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-123820 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-2026-123820

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123820?

wagtail: before 7.0.9; from 7.1 before 7.3.4; from 7.4 before 7.4.3.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123820

### How do I fix CVE-2026-123820?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 7.0.9, 7.3.4, 7.4.3.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123820

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## References

- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-c2xx-cjmh-9q8f
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/320c37ed4624702d3864ce2364ce8536b2ce5115
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/9a69e0ad153c515ddd86ddd33d2c9d2554201568
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/b8a2040dfcdb97498b746254ad8bb4e47e21358c
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/cba80389067121c0fae41a3312e2daf76f0eb206
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.0.9
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.3.4
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v7.4.3
- https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v8.0rc2

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