Description
The Twig sandbox mechanism in Craft CMS is configured to allow dangerous functionality from the Yii framework, leading to authenticated RCE similar to previously disclosed vulnerabilities.
Published: 2026-08-27
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Twig sandbox mechanism in Craft CMS is configured to allow dangerous functionality from the Yii framework, leading to authenticated RCE similar to previously disclosed vulnerabilities.
Title Authenticated RCE through Twig sandbox escape
First Time appeared Craftcms
Craftcms cms
Weaknesses CWE-693
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Craftcms
Craftcms cms
References
Metrics 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: Hackrate

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T16:51:38.368Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T16:39:03.171Z

Link: CVE-2026-79988

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T19:30:11.955Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-27T17:20:49.540

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:20:08.133

Link: CVE-2026-79988

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T19:00:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-693

    Protection Mechanism Failure