8.1
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-31857
CraftCMS has an RCE vulnerability via relational conditionals in the control panel
Description

Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 5.9.9 and 4.17.4, a Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the Craft CMS 5 conditions system. The BaseElementSelectConditionRule::getElementIds() method passes user-controlled string input through renderObjectTemplate() -- an unsandboxed Twig rendering function with escaping disabled. Any authenticated Control Panel user (including non-admin roles such as Author or Editor) can achieve full RCE by sending a crafted condition rule via standard element listing endpoints. This vulnerability requires no admin privileges, no special permissions beyond basic control panel access, and bypasses all production hardening settings (allowAdminChanges: false, devMode: false, enableTwigSandbox: true). Users should update to the patched 5.9.9 or 4.17.4 release to mitigate the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

March 11, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 11, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Craft CMS to version 5.9.9 or 4.17.4 to fix a remote code execution vulnerability.
  • Update Craft CMS to version 5.9.9.
  • Update Craft CMS to version 4.17.4.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/8d4903647dcfd31b8d40ed027e27082013347a80
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-fp5j-j7j4-mcxc
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 5.9.9 and 4.17.4, a Remote Code Execution vulnerability exists in the Craft CMS 5 conditions system. The BaseElementSelectConditionRule::getElementIds() method passes user-controlled string input through renderObjectTemplate() -- an unsandboxed Twig rendering function with escaping disabled. Any authenticated Control Panel user (including non-admin roles such as Author or Editor) can achieve full RCE by sending a crafted condition rule via standard element listing endpoints. This vulnerability requires no admin privileges, no special permissions beyond basic control panel access, and bypasses all production hardening settings (allowAdminChanges: false, devMode: false, enableTwigSandbox: true). Users should update to the patched 5.9.9 or 4.17.4 release to mitigate the issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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 CWE CWE-94
    Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/8d4903647dcfd31b8d40ed027e27082013347a80
    Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-fp5j-j7j4-mcxc
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
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