Description
Outline before 1.8.0 contains an improper access revocation vulnerability that allows deleted administrators to keep receiving document contents because UserDeletedProcessor never disables their WebhookSubscription rows. Former admins who registered webhooks before deletion continue receiving full document bodies, including Markdown and Yjs data, via DeliverWebhookTask for every matching workspace event.
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Outline before version 1.8.0 suffers from an improper access revocation flaw that allows deleted administrators to retain webhook subscriptions. Because the UserDeletedProcessor does not disable or delete the WebhookSubscription rows for a removed admin, the former user continues to receive full document contents, including Markdown and Yjs data, for any matching workspace event. This flaw falls under CWE-863, representing an authority not revoked weakness, and results in a confidentiality breach where formerly privileged users can access documents after deletion.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the Outline application, specifically all releases prior to 1.8.0, including v1.7.1. The issue is tied to the server/queues/processors/UserDeletedProcessor.ts component. Any instance running a version earlier than 1.8.0 that still allows webhook configuration for deleted administrators is impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.9 indicates moderate severity. The EPSS score is not available and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is an internal or privileged user who previously had administrator rights. The attacker must have already registered a webhook before deletion; no external exploitation is required. The exploit does not enable code execution but can lead to unintended data disclosure to an orphaned sink.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 20, 2026 at 17:35 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Outline release (1.8.0 or later) where the UserDeletedProcessor fix is included.
  • Query the database to locate and delete any WebhookSubscription records tied to users who have been removed and were previously granted administrator rights.
  • Verify that the webhook revocation logic in your deployment enforces removal of subscriptions for revoked users and disable webhook creation for users who no longer hold administrative privileges.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 20, 2026 at 17:35 UTC.

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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Outline before 1.8.0 contains an improper access revocation vulnerability that allows deleted administrators to keep receiving document contents because UserDeletedProcessor never disables their WebhookSubscription rows. Former admins who registered webhooks before deletion continue receiving full document bodies, including Markdown and Yjs data, via DeliverWebhookTask for every matching workspace event.
Title Outline before 1.8.0 Information Disclosure via Orphaned Webhook Subscriptions
First Time appeared Getoutline
Getoutline outline
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:getoutline:outline:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Getoutline
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References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Getoutline Outline
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T15:40:36.179Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T11:49:07.757Z

Link: CVE-2026-113611

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-20T16:17:11.633

Modified: 2026-10-20T16:17:11.633

Link: CVE-2026-113611

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T17:45:13Z

Weaknesses