---
id: "CVE-2026-118171"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118171"]
title: "Strapi content-manager: preview URL endpoint skips content-scope authorization checks"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["cms", "package", "self-hosted", "strapi"]
not_affected_if: ["single-admin-role"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T19:17:28+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T19:33:18+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T19:35:13+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118171", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T19:33:18+00:00"}]
---

# Strapi content-manager: preview URL endpoint skips content-scope authorization checks

The @strapi/content-manager package's preview URL endpoint does not enforce content-scope authorization. A low-privileged admin can generate preview URLs for content without knowing document identifiers or holding read permission on it.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T19:33:18+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118171

## From the sources

The strapi/content-manager package is missing content-scope authorization in the content manager preview URL endpoint. This allows low-privileged admins to generate preview URLs without knowing document identifiers or holding read permissions.

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