# CVE-2026-50280: Craft CMS: Authorization bypass in `entries/move-to-section` via missing target-section save check

> Low-privileged users can move entries into protected sections they cannot write to, bypassing section-level authorization controls in Craft CMS.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA: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:** 1 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 2 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-43cq-c2gq-pfpw

## What is CVE-2026-50280?

CVE-2026-50280 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in craftcms cms, published on 1 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). In versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 5.9.21, the EntriesController::actionMoveToSection() endpoint gates the destination section only by viewEntries:$section->uid rather than requiring saveEntries permission (the source entry is separately checked via Entry::canMove()). As a result, a low-privileged authenticated control-panel user who can move an entry out of its current section can call moveEntryToSection() to rewrite the entry's sectionId and save it into a section where they have read access but no write access. This breaks the section-level authorization model, letting a user with limited permissions inject content into a protected section and interfere with editorial boundaries, approval workflows, and section-specific business logic. This issue has been fixed in version 5.9.21.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-50280?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including craftcms/cms.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `craftcms/cms` | Packagist | From 5.0.0-RC1 | 5.9.21 |
| `craftcms/cms` | Packagist | From 5.0.0-RC1 | 5.9.21 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-50280?

Upgrade craftcms/cms to 5.9.21 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-50280 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-50280 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-50280 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in craftcms cms, published on 1 Jul 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-2026-50280 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): affected from 5.0.0-RC1; fixed in 5.9.21
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): affected from 5.0.0-RC1; fixed in 5.9.21

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-2026-50280/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50280/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50280
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50280
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50280

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50280/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.