CVE-2025-54417
Craft contains a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. Versions 4.13.8 through 4.16.2 and 5.5.8 through 5.8.3 contain a vulnerability that can bypass CVE-2025-23209: "Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key". To exploit this vulnerability, the project must meet these requirements: have a compromised security key and create an arbitrary file in Craft's /storage/backups folder. With those criteria in place, attackers could create a specific, malicious request to the /updater/restore-db endpoint and execute CLI commands remotely. This issue is fixed in versions 4.16.3 and 5.8.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Craft contains a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. Versions 4.13.8 through 4.16.2 and 5.5.8 through 5.8.3 contain a vulnerability that can bypass CVE-2025-23209: "Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key". To exploit this vulnerability, the project must meet these requirements: have a compromised security key and create an arbitrary file in Craft's /storage/backups folder. With those criteria in place, attackers could create a specific, malicious request to the /updater/restore-db endpoint and execute CLI commands remotely. This issue is fixed in versions 4.16.3 and 5.8.4.
- Record
CVE-2025-54417- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-24040
Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. Versions 4.13.8 through 4.16.2 and 5.5.8 through 5.8.3 contain a vulnerability that can bypass CVE-2025-23209: "Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key". To exploit this vulnerability, the project must meet these requirements: have a compromised security key and create an arbitrary file in Craft's /storage/backups folder. With those criteria in place, attackers could create a specific, malicious request to the /updater/restore-db endpoint and execute CLI commands remotely. This issue is fixed in versions 4.16.3 and 5.8.4.
- Record
EUVD-2025-24040- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw
Craft CMS has a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
Pre-requisites:
- Have a compromised security key (https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret)
- Somehow, manage to create an arbitrary file in Craft’s
/storage/backupsfolder.
With those two pieces in place, you could create a specific, malicious request to the /updater/restore-db endpoint to execute CLI commands remotely.
Fixed in https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/a19d46be78a9ca1ea474012a10e97bed0d787f57
Reported by Marco O. (segfault)
- Record
GHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. Versions 4.13.8 through 4.16.2 and 5.5.8 through 5.8.3 contain a vulnerability that can bypass CVE-2025-23209: "Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key". To exploit this vulnerability, the project must meet these requirements: have a compromised security key and create an arbitrary file in Craft's /storage/backups folder. With those criteria in place, attackers could create a specific, malicious request to the /updater/restore-db endpoint and execute CLI commands remotely. This issue is fixed in versions 4.16.3 and 5.8.4.
- Record
CVE-2025-54417- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Craft contains a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. Versions 4.13.8 through 4.16.2 and 5.5.8 through 5.8.3 contain a vulnerability that can bypass CVE-2025-23209: "Craft CMS has a potential RCE with a compromised security key". To exploit this vulnerability, the project must meet these requirements: have a compromised security key and create an arbitrary file in Craft's /storage/backups folder. With those criteria in place, attackers could create a specific, malicious request to the /updater/restore-db endpoint and execute CLI commands remotely. This issue is fixed in versions 4.16.3 and 5.8.4.
- Record
CVE-2025-54417- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw
Craft CMS has a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-23209
Pre-requisites:
- Have a compromised security key (https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret)
- Somehow, manage to create an arbitrary file in Craft’s
/storage/backupsfolder.
With those two pieces in place, you could create a specific, malicious request to the /updater/restore-db endpoint to execute CLI commands remotely.
Fixed in https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/a19d46be78a9ca1ea474012a10e97bed0d787f57
Reported by Marco O. (segfault)
- Record
GHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw- CVSS 4.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1774313530 No score
TuxCare security update for craftcms/cms (10 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt craftcms/cms to address 10 CVEs. Fixed in 3.9.15-p1+tuxcare.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1774313530- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
craftcms/cmsPackagist |
4.13.8 up to 4.16.3 | 4.16.3 |
craftcms/cmsPackagist |
5.5.8 up to 5.8.4 | 5.8.4 |
craftcms/cmsTuxCare:Packagist From an advisory covering 8 CVEs |
3.9.15 up to 3.9.15-p1+tuxcare | 3.9.15-p1+tuxcare |
craftcms/cmsPackagist |
4.13.8 up to 4.16.3, plus listed versions 4.13.104.13.94.14.04.14.0.14.14.0.2 Show 34 moreShow less4.14.14.14.104.14.114.14.11.14.14.124.14.134.14.144.14.154.14.24.14.34.14.44.14.54.14.64.14.74.14.84.14.8.14.14.94.15.04.15.0-beta.14.15.0-beta.24.15.0.14.15.0.24.15.14.15.24.15.34.15.44.15.54.15.64.15.6.14.15.6.24.15.74.16.04.16.14.16.2 |
4.16.3 |
craftcms/cmsPackagist |
5.5.8 up to 5.8.4, plus listed versions 5.5.105.5.95.6.05.6.0.15.6.0.2 Show 42 moreShow less5.6.15.6.105.6.10.15.6.10.25.6.115.6.125.6.135.6.145.6.155.6.165.6.175.6.25.6.35.6.45.6.55.6.5.15.6.65.6.75.6.85.6.95.6.9.15.7.05.7.0-beta.15.7.0-beta.25.7.15.7.1.15.7.105.7.115.7.25.7.35.7.45.7.55.7.65.7.75.7.85.7.8.15.7.8.25.7.95.8.05.8.15.8.25.8.3 |
5.8.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-54417 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Craftcms Cms, published August 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.53%, the 45th percentile. Fixed in craftcms/cms 4.16.3.
References
github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-2vcf-qxv3-2mgw
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23209