Wheels 4.0.0 through 4.1.2 before 4.2.0 replaces incoming scope conditions with a primary-key condition in findByKey() and exists(key=). For exists(key=), production with error information disabled returns true for an out-of-scope key instead of throwing. Applications relying on scopes for ownership or tenant authorization can therefore load and subsequently modify or delete another user's or tenant's record when the key comes from a request. The 4.2.0 fix combines key conditions with incoming scope, query-builder or where conditions in findByKey(), exists(key=), updateByKey() and deleteByKey(). Other scope-aware finders, aggregates, updateAll() and deleteAll() are not affected.

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Title Privilege Escalation via Scope Bypass in Wheels Database Operations

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Description Wheels 4.0.0 through 4.1.2 before 4.2.0 replaces incoming scope conditions with a primary-key condition in findByKey() and exists(key=). For exists(key=), production with error information disabled returns true for an out-of-scope key instead of throwing. Applications relying on scopes for ownership or tenant authorization can therefore load and subsequently modify or delete another user's or tenant's record when the key comes from a request. The 4.2.0 fix combines key conditions with incoming scope, query-builder or where conditions in findByKey(), exists(key=), updateByKey() and deleteByKey(). Other scope-aware finders, aggregates, updateAll() and deleteAll() are not affected.
Weaknesses CWE-669
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-16T03:35:00.952Z

Reserved: 2026-10-16T03:35:00.120Z

Link: CVE-2026-111445

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-16T04:18:30.563

Modified: 2026-10-16T04:18:30.563

Link: CVE-2026-111445

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Updated: 2026-10-16T13:42:36Z

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