HIGH 8.7 NVD
CVE-2026-124429
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
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.
References
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-v25r-wr32-jfg7
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-5.0.0-before-5.11.2-privilege-escalation-vi
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.7 was published on 2026-11-08 via NVD.
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