Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-62233grav-plugin-api < 1.0.6 Privilege Escalation via createApiKey
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in grav from getgrav. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
grav-plugin-api before 1.0.6 fails to validate super-admin status in createApiKey, generate2fa, and disable2fa endpoints, allowing non-super api.users.write managers to escalate to super-admin. Attackers can mint API keys bound to super-admin accounts or strip 2FA from super-admin users to achieve full instance takeover.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-639, CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8gg4-rvvv-cq96) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: grav-plugin-api < 1.0.6 Privilege Escalation via createApiKey third-party-advisory