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TI-2026-85952 Aliases CVE-2026-123490GHSA-2rqf-g355-8vxq

Privilege escalation in Craft CMS lets users make accounts admins

Priority LOW 37CWE-915Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-915.

Summary

Craft CMS from 5.8.17 before 5.11.2 contains a privilege escalation flaw in getOwners(). The method applies caller criteria without cleansing the query configuration (CWE-915). An authenticated control panel user can call attacker-selected static PHP callables through crafted criteria and promote every account to administrator.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

Craft CMS from 5.8.17 before 5.11.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability because getOwners() applies caller criteria without cleansing the query configuration. Authenticated control panel users can invoke attacker-selected static PHP callables via crafted criteria to promote every account to administrator.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00305 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed cms (craftcms): 5.11.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Craft CMScms5.8.17 to before 5.11.25.11.2Patch availableCNA
  • cms VendorCraft CMS Affected 5.8.17 to before 5.11.2 Fixed in 5.11.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Craft CMS
  • cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Craft CMS

Remediation

Upgrade Craft CMS to version 5.11.2, which fixes the flaw in the affected range from 5.8.17 before 5.11.2.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA cms (craftcms) Fixed in 5.11.2

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    craftcms cms 5.11.2

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-85953 SQL injection in Craft CMS GraphQL lets attackers read databasePriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2026-85950 SQL injection in Craft CMS element search endpointPriority MEDIUM 41
    • TI-2026-85951 Blind SQL injection in Craft CMS getNext and getPrev criteriaPriority LOW 31
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Timeline

  1. 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123490
  2. 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-2rqf-g355-8vxq
  3. 2026-11-08 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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