Improper privilege management in wger - CVE-2026-46434
Published: October 5, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU153251
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46434
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to deactivate higher-privileged accounts.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in UserDeactivateView and UserActivateView when handling account activation and deactivation requests. A remote user can send a request targeting a higher-privileged account in the same gym to deactivate it.
Exploitation requires a gym_trainer permission and membership in the same gym as the target account.
Affected software
wger
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46434
Install security update from vendor's website.
wger - update to 2.6