Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the control panel where draft names are rendered without HTML encoding in element chips and cards. A low-privilege user who can create element drafts can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the browser of any higher-privileged user viewing the affected element, allowing account creation and other authenticated actions.
CVE-2026-72787
Score 6.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-12. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.4; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.4
- EG Score
- 6.4(high)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity64% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 12, 2026
Last Modified
August 14, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.8 Stored XSS via Draft Name | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-rc1-before-stored-xss-via-draft-nameStored XSS in the control panel via unescaped draft name · Advisory · craftcms/cms · GitHub
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2rp4-x2j7-qmccVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72787(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)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| craftcms/cms | 5.0.0 ... 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 22× in last 7d / 30× 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.
- 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 18:36 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-19 18:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 17:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-17 16:39 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-17 16:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 16:49 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-15 16:59 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-15 16:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-14 17:09 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-14 17:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-13 21:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-13 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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- 2026-08-12 21:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-12 21:01 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-12 20:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-12 19:21 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-12 19:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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