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CVE-2026-42609

HIGH CVSS: 8.1 Published: 2026-05-11 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a business logic vulnerability in the Grav Admin Panel allows a low-privileged user (with only user creation permissions) to overwrite existing accounts, including the primary administrator. By creating a new user with a username that already exists, the system updates the existing account's metadata and permissions instead of rejecting the request. This leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) on administrative functions and Privilege De-escalation of the root account. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2.

Affected Platforms

Getgrav Grav

Weakness Type

CWE-269, CWE-285, CWE-639, CWE-837

References