CVE-2026-115938
Low privilege condition filter escapes Twig sandbox, recovers "securityKey" and reaches RCE
Description
Craft CMS allows any authenticated control panel user to submit an element-search condition whose element selector is evaluated as a sandboxed Twig object template. Craft’s allowed column filter delegates property lookup to Yii ArrayHelper, outside Twig’s SecurityPolicy. Repeated single-segment lookups therefore bypass the sandbox’s empty property/method allowlists. The vulnerable condition value is ultimately cast to an integer. That does not protect the secret: the template can return author ID 1 when a guessed key character is correct and an impossible ID otherwise. The JSON endpoint returns entries for the first case and an empty array for the second, forming a stable remote character oracle. After recovering GeneralConfig::securityKey, the same user can compute Craft’s generic HMAC wire format offline. Signed parameters such as redirect are then accepted and passed to unsandboxed View::renderObjectTemplate(), where Twig’s string-callable form can invoke native PHP callables. The regression proof uses the harmless substr() callback and observes abcdef becoming cdef; it does not execute an OS command.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 23, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 23, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
7004884b-51e2-48e8-b4a2-5ca29e80453e
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 7004884b-51e2-48e8-b4a2-5ca29e80453e | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 7004884b-51e2-48e8-b4a2-5ca29e80453e | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 7004884b-51e2-48e8-b4a2-5ca29e80453e |
Solution
- Update Craft CMS to the latest version.
- Apply any vendor-specific security patches.
- Review access controls for authenticated users.
- Monitor system logs for suspicious activity.
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New CVE Received by 7004884b-51e2-48e8-b4a2-5ca29e80453e
Oct. 23, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Craft CMS allows any authenticated control panel user to submit an element-search condition whose element selector is evaluated as a sandboxed Twig object template. Craft’s allowed column filter delegates property lookup to Yii ArrayHelper, outside Twig’s SecurityPolicy. Repeated single-segment lookups therefore bypass the sandbox’s empty property/method allowlists. The vulnerable condition value is ultimately cast to an integer. That does not protect the secret: the template can return author ID 1 when a guessed key character is correct and an impossible ID otherwise. The JSON endpoint returns entries for the first case and an empty array for the second, forming a stable remote character oracle. After recovering GeneralConfig::securityKey, the same user can compute Craft’s generic HMAC wire format offline. Signed parameters such as redirect are then accepted and passed to unsandboxed View::renderObjectTemplate(), where Twig’s string-callable form can invoke native PHP callables. The regression proof uses the harmless substr() callback and observes abcdef becoming cdef; it does not execute an OS command. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-1336 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/115xxx/CVE-2026-115938.json">CVE-2026-115938</a> Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/5.11.2 Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-v4q3-2g5g-wjj6 Added Reference https://www.hckrt.com/hacktivity/HCKRT-DRNL9W