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CVE-2026-32267: craftcms cms · Incorrect Authorization

Affects craftcms cmsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High : upgrade to 5.9.12 or 4.17.6 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
9.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 95% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.9.12, 4.17.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade craftcms cms to 5.9.12 or 4.17.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
craftcmscmsAffected
  • >=5.0.0-RC1 <5.9.12
Fixed in
  • 5.9.12
craftcmscmsAffected
  • >=4.0.0-RC1 <4.17.6
Fixed in
  • 4.17.6

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AI-suggested

  1. Immediately upgrade Craft CMS installations to version 4.17.6 or later, or 5.9.12 or later, where the vulnerability is patched.
  2. Review and restrict access to any shared URLs that enable impersonation tokens, ensuring they are only distributed to trusted users.
  3. Implement monitoring and alerting for unusual impersonation activities or privilege escalations within the CMS logs.
  4. Conduct a thorough audit of user accounts and permissions to detect any unauthorized changes or suspicious admin accounts.
  5. If upgrading immediately is not feasible, consider disabling or restricting the UsersController->actionImpersonateWithToken functionality temporarily.
  6. Educate administrators and users about the risks of sharing impersonation URLs and enforce strict access controls.
  7. Employ web application firewalls (WAF) to detect and block suspicious requests targeting impersonation endpoints.

Description

Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). From version 4.0.0-RC1 to before version 4.17.6 and from version 5.0.0-RC1 to before version 5.9.12, a low-privilege user (or an unauthenticated user who has been sent a shared URL) can escalate their privileges to admin by abusing UsersController->actionImpersonateWithToken. This issue has been patched in versions 4.17.6 and 5.9.12.

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