{"id":"CVE-2026-86731","aliases":["EUVD-2026-72867","GHSA-2j7x-j7rx-9x3g","GHSA-jqf5-vfg6-8cx5"],"status":"published","title":"Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.12 Permission Escalation via UsersController","description":"Craft CMS versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.11 are missing an admin-target guard in UsersController::actionActivateUser (the users/activate-user action). While the action requires the administrateUsers permission, it does not call requireAdmin() when the targeted user is an administrator, unlike the mirror action actionDeactivateUser. As a result, an authenticated control panel user who is not an administrator but holds the administrateUsers permission can activate a pending or deliberately deactivated administrator account, which can lead to permission escalation when combined with resetting that account's password. The issue is fixed in Craft CMS 5.10.12.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00311,"percentile":0.24326,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-862"],"published":"2026-09-08T15:14:01Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:31:03Z","products":[{"vendor":"craftcms","product":"cms"},{"vendor":"statamic","product":"cms"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-jqf5-vfg6-8cx5","tags":["vendor-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-5.0.0-rc1-before-5.10.12-permission-escalation-via-userscontroller","tags":["third-party-advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86731","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2j7x-j7rx-9x3g"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/86xxx/CVE-2026-86731.json","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-86731","title":"Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.12 Permission Escalation via UsersController","description":"Craft CMS versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.11 are missing an admin-target guard in UsersController::actionActivateUser (the users/activate-user action). While the action requires the administrateUsers permission, it does not call requireAdmin() when the targeted user is an administrator, unlike the mirror action actionDeactivateUser. As a result, an authenticated control panel user who is not an administrator but holds the administrateUsers permission can activate a pending or deliberately deactivated administrator account, which can lead to permission escalation when combined with resetting that account's password. 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As a result, an authenticated control panel user who is not an administrator but holds the administrateUsers permission can activate a pending or deliberately deactivated administrator account, which can lead to permission escalation when combined with resetting that account's password. The issue is fixed in Craft CMS 5.10.12.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-08T15:14:01Z","modified":"2026-09-19T14:21:56Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:28:06.225065Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-2j7x-j7rx-9x3g","title":"Craft CMS versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.11 are missing an admin-target guard in UsersController...","description":"Craft CMS versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.11 are missing an admin-target guard in UsersController::actionActivateUser (the users/activate-user action). 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As a result, an authenticated control panel user who is not an administrator but holds the administrateUsers permission can activate a pending or deliberately deactivated administrator account, which can lead to permission escalation when combined with resetting that account's password. 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