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CVE-2026-72785: craftcms cms · Incorrect Authorization

Affects craftcms cmsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 5.10.6 as a priority.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.10.6
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Aug 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 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade craftcms cms to 5.10.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
craftcmscmsAffected
  • >=5.0.0-RC1 <5.10.6
Fixed in
  • 5.10.6
GitHubcraftcms/cmspkg:github/craftcms/cmsOther threatsAffected
  • =5.0.0-RC1
  • <=5.10.5
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in Craft CMS version 5.10.6. Users should upgrade to 5.10.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Until the upgrade is applied, restrict control-panel user permissions to prevent users with only viewCategories permission from accessing the structures/move-element action or performing category structure modifications.

Description

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. A control-panel user holding only the viewCategories permission (without saveCategories) for a category group can permanently modify that group's category structure — reordering and re-parenting categories — via the structures/move-element action. The structureEditable flag is computed from the view permission rather than the save permission, and the StructuresController authorizes the mutating action on that read-time session grant without a save re-check. Because a category's URI is derived from its position in the structure, moving a category changes its URL and those of its descendants and can corrupt navigation menus built from the category taxonomy. The issue is fixed in 5.10.6.

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