CVE-2026-25497
Craft CMS GraphQL privilege escalation allows cross-volume asset modification.
Is CVE-2026-25497 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-25497 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-25497?
CVE-2026-25497 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-25497?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-25497. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-25497 affect?
CVE-2026-25497 affects Craft CMS 4.0.0-RC1 to 4.16.x, Craft CMS 5.9.0-beta.1. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-25497?
Upgrade to fixed versions 4.17.0-beta.1 or 5.9.0-beta.1 and review asset permissions.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated user with write access to one volume can modify/transfer assets in other volumes, bypassing volume checks.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 5.0.0-RC1 and < 5.8.22
- affected>= 4.0.0-RC1 and < 4.17.0-beta.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.