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