Grav CMS 2.0.14 through 2.0.24 Privilege Escalation via Blueprint Guard Bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
Grav CMS 2.0.14 through 2.0.24 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the group and account blueprints. The access map is gated by a `security@: admin.super` guard that is resolved by the field's exact path, so a submitted flat dot-notation key such as `access.admin.super` (instead of the nested `access[admin][super]`) matches no blueprint rule, survives BlueprintSchema::filterArray() and flattening, and is written by FlexObject::update() via setNestedProperty(), which splits on `.` and reconstructs the nested value. An authenticated backend operator using the flex accounts backend who holds admin.users but not admin.super can therefore grant admin.super to their own account or to a group they belong to and escalate to full super-admin, gaining control over configuration, plugin and theme installation, the file manager, and all accounts. Fixed in 2.0.25, which drops any dotted key whose ancestor path is disabled or marked validate.ignore.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA grav (getgrav) Fixed in 2.0.25
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
getgrav grav 2.0.25
4 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-64825 Grav before 2.0.25 Sensitive File Disclosure via Case-Variation BypassPriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-64827 Grav before 2.0.25 Session Cookie Theft via Twig SandboxPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2026-64824 Grav before 2.0.25 Sandbox Escape via array FilterPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100670
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xw59-q7ph-pgh5
References
More getgrav vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-100670 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-100670 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xw59-q7ph-pgh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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