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 password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.

CVSS 4.0

7.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 39% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-285

Published

2026-08-12

Modified

2026-10-24

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

References

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

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