CVE-2026-72781

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-11. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Craft CMS versions >= 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.7 and >= 4.0.0-RC1 before 4.18.3 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the Twig sandbox mechanism. Because Craft marks the ElementInterface as safe (via the AllowedInSandbox attribute) and the sandbox allowlisting extends to the entire class hierarchy (craft\base\Component up to yii\base\Component), an authenticated attacker with permission to access the control panel can render a malicious Twig template that abuses the yii\base\Component arbitrary function-call gadget to execute arbitrary code, even when the Twig sandbox is enabled via enableTwigSandbox().

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
43%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.7 Remote Code Execution via Twig Sandbox Escape | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-rc1-before-remote-code-execution-via-twig-sandbox-escape
github Patch Available

Authenticated RCE through Twig sandbox escape · Advisory · craftcms/cms · GitHub

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-f5wm-88jv-g5hx

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72781(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
craftcms/cms5.0.0 ... 5.9.9 (179 versions)5.10.7—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 33× in last 7d / 47× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 04:03 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 04:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 08:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 21:39 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-18 10:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 23:48 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-17 23:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-17 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-17 02:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 15:19 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-16 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-16 04:30 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-16 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-15 17:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 06:51 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-15 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-14 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-14 08:33 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-14 08:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-13 21:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-13 10:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-13 00:04 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-13 00:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-12 13:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-12 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-11 15:35 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-11 15:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-11 14:32 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-11 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-11 12:37 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-11 12:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72781?
CVE-2026-72781 is a high vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. Craft CMS versions >= 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.7 and >= 4.0.0-RC1 before 4.18.3 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the Twig sandbox mechanism. Because Craft marks the ElementInterface as safe (via the AllowedInSandbox attribute) and the sandbox allowlisting extends to the entire class…
When was CVE-2026-72781 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72781 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72781 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72781 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 56.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72781?
CVE-2026-72781 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72781?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72781, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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