Authenticated code execution via callable-array validation bypass
Published Aug 14, 2026 · Updated Aug 14, 2026
Code injection in Grav before 2.0.13 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious ZIP upload. Flex Objects settings validation checks callable names only when supplied as strings, so an array-form Installer::unZip callable bypasses both safety lists and receives attacker-controlled arguments. A logged-in user able to save plugin settings and upload media can place PHP in the public web root and execute it as the web server account.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Grav before 2.0.13 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via a malicious ZIP upload. Flex Objects settings validation checks callable names only when supplied as strings, so an array-form Installer::unZip callable bypasses both safety lists and receives attacker-controlled arguments. A logged-in user able to save plugin settings and upload media can place PHP in the public web root and execute it as the web server account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-72819
- Published
- Aug 14, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Vendor
- GetGrav
- Product
- Grav
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1505.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.0.13
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Public exploit references
- Vendor-published ZIP-upload RCE proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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