7.1
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-85697
Documenso 2.17.0 PDF Route Ignores Document Visibility
Description

Documenso 2.17.0 contains an access control vulnerability in the PDF-serving endpoint that fails to validate document visibility settings. Attackers with low privileges can read restricted documents within their team or cross-tenant by leveraging missing ownership validation on document data identifiers.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 4, 2026, 3:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Documenso to patch access control. Restrict access to documents based on ownership and visibility.
  • Update Documenso to the latest version.
  • Ensure document visibility settings are validated.
  • Implement strict ownership validation for documents.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-85697 vulnerability over time.

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 04, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Documenso 2.17.0 contains an access control vulnerability in the PDF-serving endpoint that fails to validate document visibility settings. Attackers with low privileges can read restricted documents within their team or cross-tenant by leveraging missing ownership validation on document data identifiers.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-863
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85697.json">CVE-2026-85697</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/documenso/documenso
    Added Reference https://github.com/documenso/documenso/blob/v2.17.0/apps/remix/server/api/files/files.helpers.ts
    Added Reference https://github.com/documenso/documenso/issues/3112
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/documenso-2.17.0-pdf-route-ignores-document-visibility
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