# CVE-2026-75837: Grav before 2.0.14 Privilege Escalation via Group Access Field

> A delegated admin can escalate to super-admin by modifying group access fields, enabling arbitrary code execution via Twig.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xhfv-7758-r9hx

## What is CVE-2026-75837?

CVE-2026-75837 is a critical vulnerability in getgrav grav, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Grav before 2.0.14 fails to guard the access field in the core group blueprint with the required security@: admin.super restriction. A delegated admin.users operator can save a group with access[admin][super]=true to escalate to super-admin, gaining scheduler and Twig evaluation capabilities.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-75837?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including getgrav/grav.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `getgrav/grav` | Packagist | All versions | 2.0.14 |
| `getgrav/grav` | Packagist | All versions | 2.0.14 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-75837?

Upgrade getgrav/grav to 2.0.14 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-75837 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-75837 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-75837 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-75837 is a critical vulnerability in getgrav grav, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-75837 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- getgrav/grav (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.0.14
- getgrav/grav (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.0.14

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-2026-75837/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75837/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-75837
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75837
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-75837

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-75837/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.