CVE-2026-84795

critical

Description

Craft CMS before 5.10.11 fails to validate the admin flag during user registration, allowing it to persist from deactivated admin accounts. Attackers can register with a deactivated admin's email address to inherit administrator privileges when public registration and disabled email verification are configured.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-before-5.10.11-authentication-bypass-via-admin-flag-inheritance

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-242m-9wq7-vhwq

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-02

Updated: 2026-09-02

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 9.2

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00284