CVE-2026-43978 wger: Privilege escalation via trainer-login session chaining allows gym trainers to impersonate gym managers

wger is a free, open-source workout and fitness manager. In versions prior to 2.6, a gym trainer can escalate their session to any higher-privileged account gym manager, general manager by chaining two calls to the trainer-login endpoint. Once a trainer performs a legitimate switch into a...

PT-2026-41137

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions wger version 2.5.0a2 Description A logical error in the permission check allows an authenticated gym trainer to escalate privileges to a gym manager or general manager account. By chaining two calls to the trainer-login endpoint, a trainer can...