CVE-2026-53527CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-53527

High · published August 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

LeafWiki is a self-hosted wiki. Versions 0.1.0 through 0.10.0 have a privilege escalation vulnerability in the user update API. An authenticated user could update their own account role and escalate privileges from a regular user, such as `viewer`, to `admin`. Exploitation requires a valid authenticated LeafWiki user account. Instances without public registration and with only trusted users are at lower practical risk. Users should update to version 0.10.1 or greater. Until a patch is available, operators should restrict account creation and ensure that only trusted users have accounts on affected LeafWiki instances. If possible, access to the user update API should be restricted to trusted users or administrators only.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00417 · 34.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-08-22T02:16Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 AUG 21:25Z
    LeafWiki Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via User Self-Service Update
    cvelistv5