CVE-2026-124429
Craft CMS 5.0.0 before 5.11.2 Privilege Escalation via Public Registration
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
Craft CMS from 5.0.0 before 5.11.2 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated public registrants to reclaim deactivated non-admin accounts while retaining their direct permissions. Attackers can register using a deactivated account, set a new password, and inherit permissions stored in userpermissions_users, enabling privileged account takeover when email verification is disabled.
| CWE | CWE-266 |
| Vendor | craftcms |
| Product | cms |
| Published | Nov 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Affected Versions
craftcms / cms
5.0.0 < 5.11.2
References
Credits
0xkalawy