# CVE-2026-49292: Kiwi TCMS: The /init-db/ page renders and responds to requests after first use

- Also known as: GHSA-V8RP-6XCV-FWGH, PYSEC-2026-2553
- Severity: CVSS 0.0 (None), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 16.0
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- kiwitcms Kiwi: fixed in 16.0
- kiwitcms (PyPI): through 12.4

## Description

Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. Prior to 16.0, the unauthenticated /init-db/ page handled by InitDBView in tcms/core/views.py remains reachable after initial setup and proxies repeated requests to Kiwi/manage.py migrate. The migration command is reentrant, so repeated access reports that no migrations are available and does not cause data loss, alter application state, reveal confidential information, or produce a documented availability impact. This issue is fixed in version 16.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on kiwitcms Kiwi, kiwitcms, upgrade to a fixed version (16.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-v8rp-6xcv-fwgh
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/pull/4364
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/d364ec47ec5a77b98bad2ab702b0406075a0e081
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/releases/tag/v16.0
- https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2026/06/05/kiwi-tcms-160

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