CVE-2026-72786 PUBLISHED

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 12.08.2026 Updated: 13.08.2026

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.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 7.1

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	None	Integrity	None
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 6.5

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	None
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	craftcms
Product	cms
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 5.0.0-RC1 to 5.10.8 (excl.) Version 5.10.8 is unaffected

CVE-2026-72786 PUBLISHED

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset

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