Missing authorization in Warracker Paperless-ngx document linking
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Warracker before 1.0.4 contains a missing authorization flaw (CWE-862) in its Paperless-ngx integration. An authenticated, non-administrative user can bypass document ownership checks by linking another user's private Paperless-ngx document ID to a warranty they own using the other document type. Attackers can use this to read private documents belonging to other users through the shared Paperless-ngx API credential, which causes loss of confidentiality.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Warracker before 1.0.4 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in its Paperless-ngx integration that allows an authenticated, non-administrative user to bypass document ownership restrictions by searching for and linking another user's private document ID to a warranty they own using the `other` document type. Attackers can exploit insufficient authorization checks in the `paperless_search_and_link()` and `serve_paperless_document()` route handlers in file_routes.py to retrieve and disclose private documents belonging to another user via the shared Paperless-ngx API credential, resulting in unauthorized read access and confidentiality loss.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Update Warracker to version 1.0.4 or later, which fixes the issue for sassanix Warracker from 1.0.0 before 1.0.4.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Warracker (sassanix) Fixed in 1.0.4
Timeline
- 2026-11-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-120463
- 2026-11-02 Alias added: GHSA-xqgh-rxmq-pv66
- 2026-11-04 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Patch 1
Advisory 1
Sources
- CVE-2026-120463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-120463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xqgh-rxmq-pv66 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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