What is CVE-2026-72786?

CVE-2026-72786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Craftcms Cms, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2026-72786?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Craftcms Cms

CVE-2026-72786

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…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Craftcms Cms — versions 5.0.0-RC1, 5.10.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-72786?: CVE-2026-72786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Craftcms Cms, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2026-72786?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.