CVE-2026-43890
Description
Outline is a service that allows for collaborative documentation. From 0.84.0 to 1.7.0, the subscriptions.create API endpoint in server/routes/api/subscriptions/subscriptions.ts exhibits a broken authorization pattern. When both collectionId and documentId are supplied in the request, the route handler authorizes ONLY the collection branch (line 125 if (collectionId)), while the downstream subscriptionCreator command at server/commands/subscriptionCreator.ts writes the subscription against the documentId (which was never validated). The result is a subscription record pinning the attacker's user to a victim document the attacker has no read access to, on any team in the instance. The schema (server/routes/api/subscriptions/schema.ts) only enforces "at least one of collectionId/documentId" via .refine() — it does NOT enforce mutual exclusivity, so passing both is a valid, schema-conforming request. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.7.1.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
1News mentions
10- The time of much patching is comingCisco Talos Intelligence · May 14, 2026
- Another Universal Linux Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) Vulnerability: Dirty Frag, (Fri, May 8th)SANS Internet Storm Center · May 8, 2026
- CISA and Partners Publish Zero Trust Guidance For OT SecurityInfosecurity Magazine · Apr 30, 2026
- Mastering agentic AI security through exposure managementTenable Blog · Apr 29, 2026
- PhantomRPC: A new privilege escalation technique in Windows RPCSecurelist · Apr 24, 2026
- Cyber chief: UK faces "perfect storm" for cyber securityNCSC UK · Apr 21, 2026
- Unweight: how we compressed an LLM 22% without sacrificing qualityCloudflare Blog · Apr 17, 2026
- Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to Address the New Cyber Frontline at Infosecurity EuropeInfosecurity Magazine · Mar 24, 2026
- EDR killers explained: Beyond the driversESET WeLiveSecurity · Mar 19, 2026
- Infosecurity Europe Announces 2026 Keynote Line UpInfosecurity Magazine · Mar 11, 2026