CVE-2025-66296 json
Grav vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in Grav Admin: Missing Username Uniqueness Check Allows Admin Account Takeover
published 11mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-200079 , GHSA-cjcp-qxvg-4rjm
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Grav’s Admin plugin due to the absence of username uniqueness validation when creating users. A user with the create user permission can create a new account using the same username as an existing administrator account, set a new password/email, and then log in as that administrator. This effectively allows privilege escalation from limited user-manager permissions to full administrator access. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.
Patch / fix
- packagist getgrav/grav 1.8.0-beta.27
- getgrav grav 1.8.0-beta.27
- getgrav grav_cms 1.8.0-beta.27
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 11mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| packagist | getgrav/grav | <1.8.0-beta.27 |
1.8.0-beta.27 |
Affected products
- getgrav grav
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
References
-
github.com
/getgrav/grav/commit/3462d94d575064601689b236508c316242e15741
web, patch
-
github.com
/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-cjcp-qxvg-4rjm
web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66296
advisory
-
github.com
/getgrav/grav
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-66296
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cjcp-qxvg-4rjm
- NVD CVE-2025-66296
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