๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-123490

HIGH 8.8

Craft CMS before 5.11.2 Privilege Escalation via getOwners() Sandbox Bypass

CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Craft CMS from 5.8.17 before 5.11.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability because getOwners() applies caller criteria without cleansing the query configuration. Authenticated control panel users can invoke attacker-selected static PHP callables via crafted criteria to promote every account to administrator.

CWE CWE-915
Vendor craftcms
Product cms
Published Nov 6, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Affected Versions

craftcms / cms
5.8.17 < 5.11.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-r56r-f696-c8w9 vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-before-5.11.2-privilege-escalation-via-getowners-sandbox-bypass

Credits

๐Ÿ” 0xkalawy