Craft CMS vulnerable to behavior injection RCE ElementIndexesController and FieldsController
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-470Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). From version 4.0.0-RC1 to before version 4.17.5 and from version 5.0.0-RC1 to before version 5.9.11, there is a Behavior injection RCE vulnerability in ElementIndexesController and FieldsController. Craft control panel administrator permissions and allowAdminChanges must be enabled for this to work. This issue has been patched in versions 4.17.5 and 5.9.11.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00546 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cms (craftcms): 4.17.5, 5.9.11craftcms/cms (Packagist): 4.17.5, 5.9.11
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft CMS | cms | 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.5; 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.11 | 4.17.5, 5.9.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.5 | 4.17.5 | Patch available | GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748 |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.11 | 5.9.11 | Patch available | GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748 |
- cms VendorCraft CMS Affected 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.5; 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.11 Fixed in 4.17.5, 5.9.11 Patch available CNA
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.5 Fixed in 4.17.5 Patch available GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.11 Fixed in 5.9.11 Patch available GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0.1 to before 4.17.5; 5.0.1 to before 5.9.11 | Vulnerable | Craft CMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Craft CMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Craft CMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | Craft CMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | Craft CMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | Craft CMS |
| cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Craft CMS |
- cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0.1 to before 4.17.5; 5.0.1 to before 5.9.11 Vulnerable ·Craft CMS
- cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Craft CMS
- cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Craft CMS
- cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Craft CMS
- cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:4.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Craft CMS
- cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Craft CMS
- cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Craft CMS
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cms (craftcms) Fixed in 4.17.5, 5.9.11
- Fix · GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748 craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.17.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748 craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 5.9.11 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32264
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Patch 3
Advisory 2
More Craft Cms vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-23503 Craft CMS Allows Remote Code Execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-37138 RCE when PHP `register_argc_argv` config setting is enabled in craftcms/cms KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-16994 Potential RCE with a compromised security key in craft/cms KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-24595 Craft CMS stores user-provided content in session files KEVCVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2023-22284 Craft CMS Remote Code Execution vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-25171 Craft CMS up to v3.7.31 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the GraphQL API endpoint. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-32264 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32264 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4484-8v2f-5748 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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