Strapi review-workflows lets callers update documents without rights
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The strapi/review-workflows package in Strapi Open Source and Enterprise Headless CMS from 5.51.0 has missing authorization (CWE-862). Its update path does not check whether the caller has update rights for the underlying document. A remote attacker without privileges or user interaction can update documents, with high impact to confidentiality and integrity.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
The strapi/review-workflows package is vulnerable to a broken access control vulnerability allowing updates to be made without verifying whether the caller possesses update rights for the underlying document.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Strapi Open Source and Enterprise Headless CMS.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118170
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-5cm6-76xf-w8hq
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-118170 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118170 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5cm6-76xf-w8hq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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