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CVE-2026-42609: Grav Vulnerable to Administrative Account Disruption and Privilege De-escalation via User Overwrite Logic

May 5, 2026

A business logic vulnerability in the Grav Admin Panel allows a low-privileged user (with only user creation permissions) to overwrite existing accounts, including the primary administrator. By creating a new user with a username that already exists, the system updates the existing account’s metadata and permissions instead of rejecting the request. This leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) on administrative functions and Privilege De-escalation of the root account.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-rr73-568v-28f8
  • github.com/getgrav/grav
  • github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/5a12f9be8314682c8713e569e330f11805d0a663
  • github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/c66dfeb5ff679a1667678c6335eb9ff3255dfc47
  • github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/d904efc33e03ebb597afde8d3368b28cf0423632
  • github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-rr73-568v-28f8
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42609

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.0.0-beta.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.0.0-beta.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.0-beta.2 or above.

Impact 8.1 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization
  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
  • CWE-837: Improper Enforcement of a Single, Unique Action

Source file

packagist/getgrav/grav/CVE-2026-42609.yml

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