---
title: "CVE-2026-119649: Orchard CMS - Broken Access Control"
description: "Orchard CMS 1.10.3 through 1.11 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper authorization in MediaLibraryService.CheckMediaFolderPermission(), letting authenticated Authors and Contributors access and manipulate other users' media, exploit requires authenticated author or contributor role."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-119649/
---

# CVE-2026-119649 Orchard CMS - Broken Access Control

Orchard CMS 1.10.3 through 1.11 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by improper authorization in MediaLibraryService.CheckMediaFolderPermission(), letting authenticated Authors and Contributors access and manipulate other users' media, exploit requires authenticated author or contributor role.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.36% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119649)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Published

30 October 2026

Updated

1 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-863](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 1.11 or apply vendor patches addressing authorization checks.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119649](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119649)
- [https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/orchard-media-library-cross-user-broken-access-control](https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/orchard-media-library-cross-user-broken-access-control)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/orchard-cms-1.10.3-through-1.11-improper-authorization-via-media-library-folder-permission-check](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/orchard-cms-1.10.3-through-1.11-improper-authorization-via-media-library-folder-permission-check)
- [https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard](https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard)
- [https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/blob/1.11/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MediaLibrary/Services/IMediaLibraryService.cs#L169-L177](https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/blob/1.11/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MediaLibrary/Services/IMediaLibraryService.cs#L169-L177)
- [https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/blob/1.11/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MediaLibrary/Services/MediaLibraryService.cs#L281-L302](https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/blob/1.11/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.MediaLibrary/Services/MediaLibraryService.cs#L281-L302)
- [https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/issues/8895](https://github.com/OrchardCMS/Orchard/issues/8895)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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