CVE-2026-42609

high

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.

References

https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-rr73-568v-28f8

https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/d904efc33e03ebb597afde8d3368b28cf0423632

https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/c66dfeb5ff679a1667678c6335eb9ff3255dfc47

https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/5a12f9be8314682c8713e569e330f11805d0a663

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-11

Updated: 2026-05-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00039