Improper access control in October CMS - CVE-2026-26274

 

Improper access control in October CMS - CVE-2026-26274

Published: April 21, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU126642
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-26274
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: OctoberCMS
Affected software:
October CMS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to modify or delete arbitrary database data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in the Twig sandbox security policy when processing Twig template markup with query builder access. A remote privileged user can execute insert, update, delete, or truncate operations on database tables to modify or delete arbitrary database data.

Only instances with cms.safe_mode enabled are vulnerable.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-26274

Install security update from vendor's website.

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