Craft CMS: Unauthorized Deletion of Destination Folders During Forced Moves
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 · High · None
- 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). Versions 5.0.0-RC1 and above, prior to 5.9.21 and versions 4.0.0-RC1 and above prior to 4.17.14 contain an authorization issue where a forced folder move can delete a conflicting destination folder without destination delete permission. Function craft\\controllers\\AssetsController::actionMoveFolder() supports moving an asset folder into a destination parent folder. If a folder with the same name already exists at the destination, the action can be called with force=true to overwrite the destination. This issue has been resolved in versions 5.9.21 and 4.17.14.
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 | 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.21; 4.0.0-RC1 – 4.17.14 | 5.9.21 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.21 | 5.9.21 | Patch available | GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3 |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.14 | 4.17.14 | Patch available | GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3 |
- cms VendorCraft CMS Affected 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.21; 4.0.0-RC1 – 4.17.14 Fixed in 5.9.21 Patch available CNA
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.21 Fixed in 5.9.21 Patch available GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.14 Fixed in 4.17.14 Patch available GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cms (craftcms) Fixed in 5.9.21
- Fix · GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3 craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 5.9.21 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3 craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.17.14 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50282
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3
References
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-2026-50282 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50282 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w32-23wj-rxg3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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