Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-72786Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in cms from craftcms. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Packagist	craftcms/cms	5.10.8	GHSA-p8x7-9vfw-p7vc

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
craftcms	cms	5.0.0-RC1 – before 5.10.8

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-p8x7-9vfw-p7vc) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset third-party-advisory