CVE-2026-84795
criticalCraft CMS before 5.10.11 fails to validate the admin flag during user registration, allowing it to persist from deactivated admin accounts.
Craft CMS before 5.10.11 fails to validate the admin flag during user registration, allowing it to persist from deactivated admin accounts. Attackers can register with a deactivated admin's email address to inherit administrator privileges when public registration and disabled email verification are configured.
CVSS
9.8
9.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-02 12:17
Modified: 2026-09-02 14:17
NVD status: Deferred
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-242m-9wq7-vhwq disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-before-5.10.11-authentication-bypass-via-ad... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗