Craft CMS before 5.10.11 fails to validate the admin flag during user registration, allowing it to persist from deactivated admin accounts. Attackers can register with a deactivated admin's email address to inherit administrator privileges when public registration and disabled email verification are configured.
CVE-2026-84795
Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-02. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 59(Track)EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 21%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 2, 2026
Last Modified
September 2, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026Craft CMS before 5.10.11 Authentication Bypass via Admin Flag Inheritance | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-before-5.10.11-authentication-bypass-via-admin-flag-inheritancePublic registration inherits admin flag from deactivated admin accounts via missing guard · Advisory · craftcms/cms · GitHub
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-242m-9wq7-vhwqVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-84795(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
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