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TI-2026-51055 Aliases CVE-2026-72829GHSA-prpx-fhmf-2g8p

Grav before 1.0.13 API Key Scope Bypass via UsersController

Priority HIGH 79CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.13 contains an API-key scope-cap bypass in UsersController's create() and update() methods. These methods enforce the scope cap only for api.users.write, but gate super-privilege grants on a bare isSuperAdmin() check that reads access.api.super directly without consulting the key's scopes. As a result, an api.users.write-scoped key minted on a super account can set access.api.super or assign a super-granting group to mint or promote a full super account, then authenticate as that account for uncapped administrative privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00469 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed grav (getgrav): 1.0.13

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
getgravgravbefore 1.0.131.0.13Patch availableCNA
  • grav Vendorgetgrav Affected before 1.0.13 Fixed in 1.0.13 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA grav (getgrav) Fixed in 1.0.13

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    getgrav grav 1.0.13

    6 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-51056 Grav API Plugin before 1.0.13 RCE via ConfigController scope bypassPriority HIGH 79
    • TI-2026-51050 Grav before 1.0.13 API Key Scope Bypass via PagesControllerPriority HIGH 79
    • TI-2026-51048 Grav before 1.0.13 Authentication Bypass via disable2faPriority MEDIUM 46
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72829
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-prpx-fhmf-2g8p

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-30893 Grav: Privilege Escalation via Missing Server-Side Validation of groups/access CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-28971 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in grav v.1.7.48 and before allows an attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-04523 Unauthenticated Arbitrary YAML Write/Update leads to Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-50940 Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Origin Validation Bypass via Referer CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-46446 Grav before 2.0.7 Remote Code Execution via Blueprint dynamicData CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2021-22428 GravCMS 1.10.7 - Arbitrary YAML Write/Update (Unauthenticated) (2) CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
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Sources

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