Craft CMS - Missing Authorization in assets/preview-thumb Endpoint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862 and CWE-200.
Summary
Craft CMS contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the assets/preview-thumb endpoint. A Control Panel user without permission to view a target private asset can call the endpoint with an attacker-controlled assetId and receive preview HTML containing a signed fallback transform preview link for that private asset, because no asset-view permission check is performed before preview generation. This affects versions >= 4.0.0-RC1, <= 4.17.7 and >= 5.0.0-RC1, <= 5.9.13, and is fixed in 4.17.8 and 5.9.14.
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 | 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.8; 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.14 | 4.17.8, 5.9.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.8 | 4.17.8 | Patch available | GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg |
| — | craftcms/cms (Packagist) | 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.14 | 5.9.14 | Patch available | GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg |
- cms VendorCraft CMS Affected 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.8; 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.14 Fixed in 4.17.8, 5.9.14 Patch available CNA
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.17.8 Fixed in 4.17.8 Patch available GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg
- craftcms/cms (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.9.14 Fixed in 5.9.14 Patch available GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cms (craftcms) Fixed in 4.17.8, 5.9.14
- Fix · GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 4.17.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg craftcms/cms (Packagist) Fixed in 5.9.14 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
craftcms cms 4.17.8, 5.9.14
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-40748 Craft CMS - Authorization Bypass in assets/preview-file EndpointPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56384
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg
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-2026-56384 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-56384 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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