CVE-2026-29179

LOW

October: Editor Sub-Permission Bypass for Asset and Blueprint File Operations

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform. Prior to 3.7.16 and 4.1.16, fine-grained sub-permission checks for asset and blueprint file operations were not enforced in the CMS and Tailor editor extensions. This only affects backend users who were explicitly granted editor access but had editor.cms_assets or editor.tailor_blueprints specifically withheld, an uncommon permission configuration. In this edge case, such users could perform file operations (create, delete, rename, move, upload) on theme assets or blueprint files despite lacking the required sub-permission. A related operator precedence error in the Tailor navigation also disclosed the theme blueprint directory tree under the same conditions. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.7.16 and 4.1.16.

Scores

CVSS v3 3.3
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 8.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-863
Status published
Products (3)
october/system 4.0.0 - 4.1.16Packagist
octobercms/october < 3.7.16
octobercms/october >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.16
Published Apr 21, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 21, 2026