CVE-2026-84801Public exploitNetwork attack vectorHinoki check available

Administrator takeover via unguarded password reset URLs

Published Sep 2, 2026 · Updated Sep 2, 2026

Authentication bypass in Pixel & Tonic Craft CMS before 5.10.11 allows remote authenticated users to take over administrator accounts. UsersController::actionGetPasswordResetUrl checks administrateUsers but omits an admin-target guard, then returns a reset URL whose code actionSetPassword accepts without binding it to the caller's session. A non-admin control-panel user on Team or higher must hold editUsers and administrateUsers, reverify the user's own password, and can then replace an administrator password and assume control-panel access.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Pixel & Tonic Craft CMS before 5.10.11 allows remote authenticated users to take over administrator accounts. UsersController::actionGetPasswordResetUrl checks administrateUsers but omits an admin-target guard, then returns a reset URL whose code actionSetPassword accepts without binding it to the caller's session. A non-admin control-panel user on Team or higher must hold editUsers and administrateUsers, reverify the user's own password, and can then replace an administrator password and assume control-panel access.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-84801
Published
Sep 2, 2026
Updated
Sep 2, 2026
Vendor
Pixel & Tonic
Product
Craft CMS
Classifications
CWE-862, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 2, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 2, 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=5.0.0-RC1 <5.10.11

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Pixel & Tonic · Craft CMSversion=5.0.0-RC1 <5.10.11

Published CVSS scores

8.8VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1098Account Manipulation

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