---
id: "CVE-2026-118170"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118170"]
title: "Strapi review-workflows: updates skip the document's update-rights check"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["cms", "package", "review-workflows", "self-hosted", "strapi"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T19:17:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T19:33:18+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T19:35:15+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118170", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T19:33:18+00:00"}]
---

# Strapi review-workflows: updates skip the document's update-rights check

The strapi/review-workflows package lets a caller update a document without first checking that the caller has update rights on it. An attacker with access to the endpoint could change content they are not allowed to edit.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- unknown

## Fix

- unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T19:33:18+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118170

## From the sources

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.

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