Craft CMS: Potential authenticated Remote Code Execution via malicious attached Behavior
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 5.6.0 to before version 5.9.13, a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in Craft CMS, it can be exploited by any authenticated user with control panel access. This is a bypass of a previous fix. The existing patches add cleanseConfig() to assembleLayoutFromPost() and various FieldsController actions to strip Yii2 behavior/event injection keys ("as" and "on" prefixed keys). However, the fieldLayouts parameter in ElementIndexesController::actionFilterHud() is passed directly to FieldLayout::createFromConfig() without any sanitization, enabling the same behavior injection attack chain. This issue has been patched in version 5.9.13.
Why it matters now
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 | 5.6.0 to before 5.9.13 | 5.9.13 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 5.6.0 to before 5.9.13 | 5.9.13 | Patch available | GHSA-2fph-6v5w-89hh |
- cms VendorCraft CMS Affected 5.6.0 to before 5.9.13 Fixed in 5.9.13 Patch available CNA
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.6.0 to before 5.9.13 Fixed in 5.9.13 Patch available GHSA-2fph-6v5w-89hh
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cms (craftcms) Fixed in 5.9.13
- Fix · GHSA-2fph-6v5w-89hh craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 5.9.13 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33157
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fph-6v5w-89hh
References
Advisory 3
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-2026-33157 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33157 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fph-6v5w-89hh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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