# CVE-2026-54136: Windmill: Resource-scoped API tokens can read script contents outside their allowed path via scripts/list\_search

- Also known as: GHSA-2PPX-66JV-WPW5
- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.715.0
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-08-21

## Affected

- windmill-labs windmill: fixed in 1.715.0
- windmill-api (crates.io): fixed in 1.715.0

## Description

Windmill is an open-source developer platform for internal code: APIs, background jobs, workflows and UIs. Prior to 1.715.0, a resource-scoped API token could read script contents outside its allowed path scope through GET /api/w/{workspace}/scripts/list_search. The route-level scope middleware validated the token domain and action but did not enforce the resource/path segment, and the list_search_scripts handler had no additional check_scopes call or per-row filtering before returning script path and content fields. A token such as scripts:read:f/allowed/* could therefore receive source code for unrelated paths in the same workspace, potentially disclosing internal automation logic, integration details, business logic, inline configuration, or hardcoded secrets and credentials. Exploitation required possession of a valid scoped API token for the workspace but did not require administrator privileges. This issue is fixed in version 1.715.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on windmill-labs windmill, windmill-api, upgrade to a fixed version (1.715.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/security/advisories/GHSA-2ppx-66jv-wpw5
- https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/pull/9426
- https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/commit/7edf3f02122e20fde1e95e0252e7bda641075326
- https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill/releases/tag/v1.715.0

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