Missing Authorization in Craft CMS - #VU144283
Published: August 19, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144283
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in UsersController::actionGetPasswordResetUrl and UsersController::actionSetPassword when handling password reset URL generation and password setting for arbitrary user accounts. A remote user can mint a password reset URL for an administrator and set a new password to escalate privileges.
Exploitation requires a control-panel account with the administrateUsers permission and an elevated session, and it can target administrator accounts.
Affected software
Craft CMS
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
Craft CMS - update to 5.10.11