{"id":"CVE-2026-72786","title":"Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification","summary":"Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-285"],"vendor":"craftcms","product":"cms","affected":["cms >= 5.0.0-RC1 < 5.10.8"],"published":"2026-08-12","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T16:17:35.370","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72786","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-p8x7-9vfw-p7vc","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-rc1-before-authentication-bypass-via-password-reset","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-08-13T12:31:30.991398Z"},"epss":0.00462,"epssPercentile":0.38063,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T16:52:14.714Z","slug":"CVE-2026-72786","body":"## Overview\n\nCraft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}