Editor-to-Administrator escalation via unchecked role assignment
Published Feb 21, 2026 · Updated Feb 21, 2026
Privilege escalation in Formwork 2.0.0 through 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users with the editor role to gain administrative access. UsersController::create checks only that the submitted role exists, then assigns it without comparing the role with the current user's privileges. Editor access is sufficient to create an administrator account that can read site data, alter configuration, and manage all CMS users.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Formwork 2.0.0 through 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users with the editor role to gain administrative access. UsersController::create checks only that the submitted role exists, then assigns it without comparing the role with the current user's privileges. Editor access is sufficient to create an administrator account that can read site data, alter configuration, and manage all CMS users.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-27198
- Published
- Feb 21, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 21, 2026
- Vendor
- Formwork
- Product
- Formwork
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 21, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 2.0.0, < 2.3.4
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