8.7

CVE-2026-28696: craftcms cms

CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 04-03-2026Last modified 04-03-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-28696 is a high (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in craftcms cms. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1github

Timeline

  1. 04-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1, the GraphQL directive @parseRefs, intended to parse internal reference tags (e.g., {user:1:email}), can be abused by both authenticated users and unauthenticated guests (if a Public Schema is enabled) to access sensitive attributes of any element in the CMS. The implementation in Elements::parseRefs fails to perform authorization checks, allowing attackers to read data they are not authorized to view. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.01 pp

From 0.45% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Cms

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Craftcms2 products
  • cms≥ 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.0-beta.1 | ≥ 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.0-beta.1
  • craft_cmsEOL> 4.0.0, < 4.17.0 | > 5.0.0, < 5.9.0 | 4.0.0 | 4.0.0:rc1 | 4.0.0:rc2 | 4.0.0:rc3 | 5.0.0 | 5.0.0:rc1

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links