---
id: CVE-2026-89267
title: >-
  starlette-admin versions 0.16.1 through 0.17.1 fail to enforce the
  searchable_fields allowlist when configured as an empty list, allowing
  authenticated users to filter on non-searchable fields
summary: >-
  starlette-admin versions 0.16.1 through 0.17.1 fail to enforce the
  searchable_fields allowlist when configured as an empty list, allowing
  authenticated users to filter on non-searchable fields. Attackers can submit
  structured filter quer…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
vendor: jowilf
product: starlette-admin
affected:
  - starlette-admin >= 0.16.1 <= 0.17.1
published: '2026-09-12'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T17:17:47.300'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89267'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/jowilf/starlette-admin/blob/0.17.1/starlette_admin/views.py#L971-L987
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/starlette-admin-0.16.1-through-0.17.1-searchable-fields-allowlist-bypass
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00193
epssPercentile: 0.0924
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T16:56:50.075279Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.484Z'
---

## Overview

starlette-admin versions 0.16.1 through 0.17.1 fail to enforce the searchable_fields allowlist when configured as an empty list, allowing authenticated users to filter on non-searchable fields. Attackers can submit structured filter queries via the list API's where parameter to perform equality and comparison operations on excluded columns.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.