CVE-2026-84801 json
Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.11 Authentication Bypass via administrateUsers
published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-69913 , GHSA-6qw4-cjqw-fj72
Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory
Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository craftcms/cms. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Craft CMS versions before 5.10.11 fail to validate admin status in the actionGetPasswordResetUrl endpoint, allowing non-admin users with administrateUsers permission to mint password reset URLs for administrator accounts. Attackers can generate a valid reset URL for any admin user and set a new password via actionSetPassword, which validates only the verification code without checking the caller's session, enabling complete control-panel takeover.
Patch / fix
- craftcms cms 5.10.11
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- craftcms cms
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
-
github.com
/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-6qw4-cjqw-fj72
vendor-advisory, advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/craft-cms-5.0.0-rc1-before-5.10.11-authentication-bypass-via-administrateusers
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-84801
- NVD CVE-2026-84801
- Maintainer advisory GHSA-6qw4-cjqw-fj72
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