---
id: CVE-2026-7142
aliases:
  - GHSA-w65c-cmxj-qrhm
  - PYSEC-2026-3427
title: Wooey has an Incorrect Privilege Assignment issue
summary: Wooey has an Incorrect Privilege Assignment issue
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
vendor: wooey
product: wooey
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - wooey < 0.13.3rc1
patched:
  - wooey 0.13.3rc1
published: '2026-04-27'
updated: '2026-07-13'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-w65c-cmxj-qrhm'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7142'
  - url: 'https://github.com/wooey/Wooey/issues/408'
  - url: 'https://github.com/wooey/Wooey/pull/407'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/wooey/Wooey/commit/f7846fc0c323da8325422cab32623491757f1b88
  - url: 'https://github.com/wooey/Wooey'
  - url: 'https://github.com/wooey/Wooey/releases/tag/v0.13.3rc1'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/801533'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/359741'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/359741/cti'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00374
epssPercentile: 0.28671
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T18:58:04.117Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was determined in Wooey up to 0.13.2. The impacted element is the function add_or_update_script of the file wooey/api/scripts.py of the component API Endpoint. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 0.13.3rc1 and 0.14.0 is sufficient to resolve this issue. This patch is called f7846fc0c323da8325422cab32623491757f1b88. The affected component should be upgraded.

## Affected packages

- `wooey < 0.13.3rc1`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `wooey 0.13.3rc1`