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CVE-2026-27128: Craft CMS Race condition in Token Service potentially allows for token usage greater than the token limit

February 23, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026)

A Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in Craft CMS’s token validation service for tokens that explicitly set a limited usage. The getTokenRoute() method reads a token’s usage count, checks if it’s within limits, then updates the database in separate non-atomic operations. By sending concurrent requests, an attacker can use a single-use impersonation token multiple times before the database update completes.

To make this work, an attacker needs to obtain a valid user account impersonation URL with a non-expired token via some other means and exploit a race condition while bypassing any rate-limiting rules in place.

For this to be a privilege escalation, the impersonation URL must include a token for a user account with more permissions than the current user.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-6fx5-5cw5-4897
  • github.com/craftcms/cms
  • github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/3e4afe18279951c024c64896aa2b93cda6d95fdf
  • github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-6fx5-5cw5-4897
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27128

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.5.0-RC1 before 4.16.19, all versions starting from 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.8.23

Fixed versions

  • 4.16.19
  • 5.8.23

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.16.19, 5.8.23 or above.

Impact 5.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Source file

packagist/craftcms/cms/CVE-2026-27128.yml

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