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CVE-2026-84795: craftcms cms Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 02-09-2026Last modified 02-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-84795 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in craftcms cms. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.51%
0%100%
Low · +0.23 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Craft CMS before 5.10.11 fails to validate the admin flag during user registration, allowing it to persist from deactivated admin accounts. Attackers can register with a deactivated admin's email address to inherit administrator privileges when public registration and disabled email verification are configured.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.23 pp

From 0.28% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Craftcms1 product
  • cms≥ 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.10.11

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links