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CVE-2026-86193: getgrav grav-plugin-api Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighDeferred
Published 05-09-2026Last modified 08-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-86193 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in getgrav grav-plugin-api. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

grav-plugin-api before 1.0.20 fails to validate group-inherited super permissions in user-management guards, allowing non-super user managers to modify super-admin accounts. Attackers with api.access and api.users.write can patch password fields on group-super accounts to gain full administrative control.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

29%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 0.21% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

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

Getgrav1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links