Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset
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.
CVE-2026-72786
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-72786
cms
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "craftcms",
"product": "cms",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.0.0-RC1",
"lessThan": "5.10.8",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.8",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:composer/craftcms/cms",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-72786
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12831 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date