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CVE-2026-40869

HIGH

Decidim amendments can be accepted or rejected by anyone

Published April 14, 2026Updated May 29, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Impact The vulnerability allows any registered and authenticated user to accept or reject any amendments. The impact is on any users who have created proposals where the amendments feature is enabled. This also elevates the user accepting the amendment as the author of the original proposal as people amending proposals are provided coauthorship on the coauthorable resources. The only check done when accepting or rejecting amendments is whether the amendment reactions are enabled for the component: https://github.com/decidim/decidim/blob/9d6c3d2efe5a83bb02e095824ff5998d96a75eb7/decidim-core/app/permissions/decidim/permissions.rb#L107 The permission checks have been changed at 1b99136 which was introduced in released version 0.19.0. I have not investigated whether prior versions are also affected. ### Patches Not available ### Workarounds Disable amendment reactions for the amendable component (e.g. proposals).

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update decidim-core to 0.30.5 or later
gem install decidim-core -v 0.30.5
Bundler
Update decidim-core to 0.31.1 or later
gem install decidim-core -v 0.31.1

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
decidim-core
rubygems
0.19.0, 0.19.1, 0.20.0, 0.20.1 (+77 more)0.30.5
decidim-core
rubygems
0.31.0, 0.31.0.rc1, 0.31.0.rc20.31.1

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 7.5 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-40869?
Decidim amendments can be accepted or rejected by anyone This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 7.5/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-40869?
CVE-2026-40869 affects decidim-core. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-40869 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
7.5

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-w5xj-99cg-rccm

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