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.

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Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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: 2026-08-13T12:35:42.214Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-72786

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T12:34:55.703Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

Modified: 2026-08-13T13:19:17.133

Link: CVE-2026-72786

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T10:39:16Z

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