Magento 2 Can't upload images for "disabled" aka "inactive" products using API

[joepperkins]

Summary:

When calling the REST API to upload images for product that are "disabled" aka "inactive, the API responds with.
{"message":"The product can't be saved."}
HTTP status 400 bad request

Preconditions (*)

Adobe Cloud Magento ver. 2.4.3-p2

Steps to reproduce (*)

1. Set product inactive.
2. Wait for indexing to complete.
3. Call API to add image fails.
4. Set product Active.
5. Wait for indexing to complete.
6. Call API to add image succeeds.

Expected result (*)

HTTP Status 200 - OK

Actual result (*)

HTTPS Status 400 - Bad Request
{"message":"The product can't be saved."}

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[engcom-November]

Hi @joepperkins ,
Thank you for reporting and collaboration. Verified the issue on Magento 2.4-develop instance but the issue is not reproducible with below steps performed.
Steps performed:

1. Created a disabled product (Enable product set to No)
2. Sent POST request to - /rest/all/V1/products/{sku}/media using below sample payload and the image is successfully uploaded to both disabled and enabled products - No issue.
   {
   "entry": {
   "media_type": "image",
   "label": "Image",
   "position": 1,
   "disabled": false,
   "types": [
   "image",
   "small_image",
   "thumbnail"
   ],
   "file": "/m/b/mb01-blue-0.png",
   "content": {
   "base64EncodedData": "iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACgAAAAoCAYAAACM/rhtAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAAWtJREFUeNpi/P//P8NgBkwMgxyMOnDUgTDAyMhIDNYF4vNA/B+IDwCxHLoakgEoFxODiQRXQUYi4e3k2gfDjMRajsP3zED8F8pmA+JvUDEYeArEMugOpFcanA/Ef6A0CPwC4uNoag5SnAjJjGI2tKhkg4rLAfFGIH4IxEuBWIjSKKYkDfZCHddLiwChVhokK8YGohwEZYy3aBmEKmDEhOCgreomo+VmZHxsMEQxIc2MAx3FO/DI3RxMmQTZkI9ALDCaSUYdOOrAIeRAPzQ+PxCHUM2FFDb5paGNBPRa5C20bUhxc4sSB4JaLnvxVHWHsbVu6OnACjyOg+HqgXKgGRD/JMKBoD6LDb0dyAPE94hwHAw/hGYcujlwEQmOg+EV9HJgLBmOg+FMWjsQVKR8psCBoDSrQqoDSSmoG6Hpj1wA6ju30LI9+BBX4UsC+Ai0T4BWVd1EIL5PgeO+APECmoXgaGtm1IE0AgABBgAJAICuV8dAUAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==",
   "type": "image/png",
   "name": "new_image.png"
   }
   }
   }

Kindly recheck the issue on Magento 2.4-develop instance and provide missing steps if any is the issue is still reproducible.
Thank you.