Disclosure summary
Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-285
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-72786
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
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Original records & references
PUBLISHED 2026-08-12T16:17:49-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T12:17:35-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:36-04:00