Advisory Database
  • Advisories
  • Dependency Scanning
  1. composer
  2. ›
  3. craftcms/cms
  4. ›
  5. CVE-2026-27128

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

February 23, 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

Detect and mitigate CVE-2026-27128 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Learn more about Dependency Scanning →

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

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

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

Source file

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

Spotted a mistake? Edit the file on GitLab.

  • Site Repo
  • About GitLab
  • Terms
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact

Page generated Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:21:42 +0000.