CVE-2026-42609
Grav: Administrative Account Disruption and Privilege De-escalation via User Overwrite Logic
Description
Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a business logic vulnerability in the Grav Admin Panel allows a low-privileged user (with only user creation permissions) to overwrite existing accounts, including the primary administrator. By creating a new user with a username that already exists, the system updates the existing account's metadata and permissions instead of rejecting the request. This leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) on administrative functions and Privilege De-escalation of the root account. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2.
INFO
Published Date :
May 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 11, 2026, 4:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Grav Admin Panel to version 2.0.0-beta.2.
- Verify user creation and permission handling.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 11, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a business logic vulnerability in the Grav Admin Panel allows a low-privileged user (with only user creation permissions) to overwrite existing accounts, including the primary administrator. By creating a new user with a username that already exists, the system updates the existing account's metadata and permissions instead of rejecting the request. This leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) on administrative functions and Privilege De-escalation of the root account. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-285 Added CWE CWE-269 Added CWE CWE-639 Added CWE CWE-837 Added Reference https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/5a12f9be8314682c8713e569e330f11805d0a663 Added Reference https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/c66dfeb5ff679a1667678c6335eb9ff3255dfc47 Added Reference https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/d904efc33e03ebb597afde8d3368b28cf0423632 Added Reference https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-rr73-568v-28f8