CVE-2026-72786

Medium

Description

Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.

SeverityMedium

CVSS6.5

Exploit probability—

ProductCraftcms/cms

PublishedAug 12, 2026

First seenAug 12, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-285CWE-285

How to fix

Update

craftcms/cms5.10.8 or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-p8x7-9vfw-p7vc

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
craftcms/cmsPackagist	5.0.0-RC1 ≤ v < 5.10.8	5.10.8

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