CVE-2026-72786 Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset
Authenticated users with edit permissions can bypass password verification to reset any user's password, including administrators, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-72786?
CVE-2026-72786 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in craftcms cms, published on 12 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72786?
How do I fix CVE-2026-72786?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-72786 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-72786 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72786 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j4x-96g5-572j.