Outline before 1.12.0 Improper Access Control via Public Document Shares
Affects Outline before 1.12.0, where public share links can keep showing a document after its owner unpublished it. Fixed in 1.12.0.
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- Exploited
- Proof of concept public, per CISA
- Fix
- Fixed in 1.12.0
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.12.0.
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- Published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 32/100 · provisional
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Unclear
- Fix
- Fixed in 1.12.0
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: poc
- Automatable: yes
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
Outline before 1.12.0 contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated users to read unpublished documents because the share loader ignores unpublished status. Attackers holding an existing share link can query shares.info, documents.info, or the /s/ share routes to read withdrawn content, while shares.revoke returns 404 and blocks revocation.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed version: 1.12.0.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Outline Outline
fixed in 1.12.0
Evidence 5
- Advisory
- Patch
- Repository
- Repository
- Link
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-120449
What does this mean?
Anyone holding a public share link can read the full content of a document without signing in, even after the owner has unpublished it. Owners and workspace administrators cannot revoke that share while the document remains unpublished.Source: github.com
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Outline versions before 1.12.0 are affected. To check, look up the Outline version that is installed and compare it with 1.12.0.Source: github.com
What should I do about it?
Upgrade Outline to version 1.12.0 or later, which contains the fix.Source: github.com
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. CISA's SSVC assessment notes a proof of concept exists. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data