CVE-2026-72786

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-12. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:vulncheck, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: 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
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Authentication Bypass via Password Reset | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-rc1-before-authentication-bypass-via-password-reset
github Patch Available

Arbitrary user password reset leading to administrator account takeover · Advisory · craftcms/cms · GitHub

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-p8x7-9vfw-p7vc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72786(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 (180 versions)5.10.8—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 32× 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. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 20:04 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-19 20:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-18 19:39 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-17 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-16 18:00 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-16 18:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-15 17:35 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-15 17:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-14 17:09 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-14 17:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-14 14:02 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-14 14:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-13 13:36 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-13 13:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-13 12:47 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-13 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-12 20:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-12 19:21 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-12 19:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72786?
CVE-2026-72786 is a medium vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the…
When was CVE-2026-72786 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72786 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72786 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72786 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 74.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72786?
CVE-2026-72786 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 6.5 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72786?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72786, 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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