CVE-2026-86195 PUBLISHED

grav-plugin-api 1.0.0 through 1.0.19 Privilege Escalation via Dot-Keyed Super Flag

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 05.09.2026 Published: 05.09.2026 Updated: 05.09.2026

grav-plugin-api versions before 1.0.20 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the InvitationsController where the stripSuperFlags() method only removes nested super flags but fails to strip dot-keyed equivalents like api.super. A non-super user manager with api.access and api.users.write permissions can create an invitation with a dot-keyed super flag in the access payload that bypasses the guard and persists to the new account. Attackers can accept the invitation through the public endpoint without real invitee interaction to create a super-admin account and immediately receive a valid JWT for full site control.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.7

Product Status

Vendor getgrav
Product grav-plugin-api
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 1.0.20 (excl.)
  • Version 1.0.20 is unaffected

Credits

  • 1K0CT reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Privilege Management CWE