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CVE-2026-84801: craftcms cms Missing Authorization

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighDeferred
Published 02-09-2026Last modified 02-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-84801 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in craftcms cms. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · +0.20 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 versions before 5.10.11 fail to validate admin status in the actionGetPasswordResetUrl endpoint, allowing non-admin users with administrateUsers permission to mint password reset URLs for administrator accounts. Attackers can generate a valid reset URL for any admin user and set a new password via actionSetPassword, which validates only the verification code without checking the caller's session, enabling complete control-panel takeover.

CVSS metrics

4 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

+0.20 pp

From 0.25% 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

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