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CVE-2025-66296: Grav vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in Grav Admin: Missing Username Uniqueness Check Allows Admin Account Takeover

December 2, 2025

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Grav’s Admin plugin due to the absence of username uniqueness validation when creating users. A user with the create user permission can create a new account using the same username as an existing administrator account, set a new password/email, and then log in as that administrator. This effectively allows privilege escalation from limited user-manager permissions to full administrator access.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-cjcp-qxvg-4rjm
  • github.com/getgrav/grav
  • github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/3462d94d575064601689b236508c316242e15741
  • github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-cjcp-qxvg-4rjm
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66296

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.8.0-beta.27

Fixed versions

  • 1.8.0-beta.27

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.8.0-beta.27 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Source file

packagist/getgrav/grav/CVE-2025-66296.yml

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