# CVE-2026-33177: Statamic is missing authorization check on taxonomy term creation via fieldtype

> Low-privileged users can bypass authorization checks to create taxonomy terms in Statamic CMS via field action endpoints.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wh3h-gvc4-cc2g

## What is CVE-2026-33177?

CVE-2026-33177 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in statamic cms, published on 20 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Statamic is a Laravel and Git powered content management system (CMS). Prior to versions 5.73.14 and 6.7.0, low-privileged Control Panel users could create taxonomy terms by submitting requests to the field action processing endpoint with attacker-controlled field definitions. This bypasses the authorization checks enforced on the standard taxonomy term creation endpoint. This has been fixed in 5.73.14 and 6.7.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-33177?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including statamic/cms. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `statamic/cms` | Packagist | All versions | 5.73.14 |
| `statamic/cms` | Packagist | All versions | 5.73.14 |
| `statamic/cms` | Packagist | From 6.0.0-alpha.1 | 6.7.0 |
| `statamic/cms` | Packagist | From 6.0.0-alpha.1 | 6.7.0 |

Products: Statamic Statamic.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-33177?

Upgrade statamic/cms to a fixed version for your release line: 5.73.14 or 6.7.0.

## Is CVE-2026-33177 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in statamic cms

- [CVE-2021-45364](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45364/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-27593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27593/): Statamic is vulnerable to account takeover via password reset link injection (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-27939](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27939/): Statamic allows Authenticated Control Panel users to escalate privileges via elevated session bypass (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-48217](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48217/): Remote code execution via form uploads in statamic/cms (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-11422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11422/): Statamic framework Incorrect Permission Assignment (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-33177 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-33177 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in statamic cms, published on 20 Mar 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-33177 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- statamic/cms (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 5.73.14
- statamic/cms (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 5.73.14
- statamic/cms (Packagist): affected from 6.0.0-alpha.1; fixed in 6.7.0
- statamic/cms (Packagist): affected from 6.0.0-alpha.1; fixed in 6.7.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33177/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33177/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-33177
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33177
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33177

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33177/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.