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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
craftcms cms unaffected
Version Status Constraints
5.0.0-RC1 affected < 5.10.8
5.10.8 unaffected —

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-p8x7-9vfw-p7vc cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-rc1-before-authentication-bypass-via-password-reset cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T19:07:35.873Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T15:10:15.963Z

Link: CVE-2026-72786

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T20:17:49.837

Modified: 2026-08-12T20:17:49.837

Link: CVE-2026-72786

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