Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-72786

craftcms cms

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset

CVSS 4.0

7.1High

Official description

Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
7.1High	4.0	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck)	`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`
6.5Medium	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (VulnCheck)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
craftcms	cms	5.0.0-RC1 ≤ v < 5.10.8	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-p8x7-9vfw-p7vc vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-rc1-before-authentication-bypass-via-password-reset third-party-advisory

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Details

Published: 2026-08-12
Last updated: 2026-10-08
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): VulnCheck

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.46%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

40.3%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Partial

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285
Improper Authorization