CVE-2026-79989 Arbitrary user password reset leading to administrator account takeover
Authenticated users can reset passwords without verification, enabling account takeover and privilege escalation to administrator roles.
- 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-2026-79989?
CVE-2026-79989 is a high-severity vulnerability in craftcms cms, published on 2 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The vulnerability allows any authenticated user to change their own password without providing the current password or having an active elevated session. It also allows the attacker to change other users’ passwords if the attacker’s account has Edit users permission (which doesn’t allow changing others’ passwords) and lacks Administrate users permission (which is required to change others’ passwords).
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79989?
How do I fix CVE-2026-79989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-79989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37qx-6jv9-ffqv.