CVE-2026-72826Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Full-access key minting via unchecked scopes

Published Aug 14, 2026 · Updated Aug 14, 2026

Privilege escalation in Grav API Plugin before 1.0.13 allows remote authenticated users to mint a full-access super API key. createApiKey reads requested scopes from the request body and stores them without checking that they are a subset of the caller's scopes; an empty array disables the scope cap. A minimal api.access key tied to a super account is required, after which the new key bypasses permission restrictions across the API.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Grav API Plugin before 1.0.13 allows remote authenticated users to mint a full-access super API key. createApiKey reads requested scopes from the request body and stores them without checking that they are a subset of the caller's scopes; an empty array disables the scope cap. A minimal api.access key tied to a super account is required, after which the new key bypasses permission restrictions across the API.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-72826
Published
Aug 14, 2026
Updated
Aug 14, 2026
Vendor
GetGrav
Product
Grav
Classifications
CWE-266, CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.0.13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GetGrav · Gravversion=0 <1.0.13

Published CVSS scores

9.3VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.8VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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