Description
Craft CMS from 5.8.17 before 5.11.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability because getOwners() applies caller criteria without cleansing the query configuration. Authenticated control panel users can invoke attacker-selected static PHP callables via crafted criteria to promote every account to administrator.
Published: 2026-11-06
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Craftcms cms
Vendors & Products Craftcms cms

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Craft CMS from 5.8.17 before 5.11.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability because getOwners() applies caller criteria without cleansing the query configuration. Authenticated control panel users can invoke attacker-selected static PHP callables via crafted criteria to promote every account to administrator.
Title Craft CMS before 5.11.2 Privilege Escalation via getOwners() Sandbox Bypass
First Time appeared Craftcms
Craftcms craft Cms
Weaknesses CWE-915
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Craftcms
Craftcms craft Cms
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-06T15:00:51.473Z

Reserved: 2026-11-06T00:44:37.658Z

Link: CVE-2026-123490

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-06T15:17:18.483

Modified: 2026-11-06T20:15:23.650

Link: CVE-2026-123490

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Updated: 2026-11-06T18:15:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-915

    Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes