CVE-2026-84795Craft CMS before 5.10.11 Authentication Bypass via Admin Flag Inheritance
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Craft CMS before 5.10.11 fails to validate the admin flag during user registration, allowing it to persist from deactivated admin accounts. Attackers can register with a deactivated admin's email address to inherit administrator privileges when public registration and disabled email verification are configured.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
craftcms cms craftcms:cms (from the name) | from 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.11; 5.10.11 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-242m-9wq7-vhwqvendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-before-5.10.11-authentication-bypass-via-admin-flag-inheritancethird-party-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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