Craft CMS has a Missing Authorization Check on User Group Removal via save-permissions Action
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). In versions 5.6.0 through 5.9.14, the `actionSavePermissions()` endpoint allows a user with only `viewUsers` permission to remove arbitrary users from all user groups. While `_saveUserGroups()` enforces per-group authorization for additions, it performs no equivalent authorization check for removals, so submitting an empty `groups` value removes all existing group memberships. Version 5.9.15 contains a patch.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 5.9.15 | 5.9.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 5.6.0 to before 5.9.15 | 5.9.15 | Patch available | GHSA-jq2f-59pj-p3m3 |
- cms VendorCraft CMS Affected 5.6.0 to before 5.9.15 Fixed in 5.9.15 Patch available CNA
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.6.0 to before 5.9.15 Fixed in 5.9.15 Patch available GHSA-jq2f-59pj-p3m3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cms (craftcms) Fixed in 5.9.15
- Fix · GHSA-jq2f-59pj-p3m3 craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 5.9.15 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41128
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jq2f-59pj-p3m3
References
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- 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-2026-41128 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41128 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jq2f-59pj-p3m3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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