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Grav CMS 2.0.14 through 2.0.24 Privilege Escalation via Blueprint Guard Bypass

Priority HIGH 73CWE-639Published · Updated

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

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00383 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed grav (getgrav): 2.0.25

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
getgravgravbefore 2.0.252.0.25Patch availableCNA
  • grav Vendorgetgrav Affected before 2.0.25 Fixed in 2.0.25 Patch available CNA

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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100670
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xw59-q7ph-pgh5

References

  • 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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