CVE-2026-62233
grav-plugin-api flaw lets non-super users escalate to super-admin
Is CVE-2026-62233 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-62233 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-2026-62233?
CVE-2026-62233 is rated High. 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-2026-62233?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-62233. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-62233 affect?
CVE-2026-62233 affects grav-plugin-api < 1.0.6, Grav CMS sites using grav-plugin-api. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-62233?
Upgrade to grav-plugin-api >=1.0.6; rotate/revoke API keys and enforce 2FA.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Non-super api.users.write managers can mint super-admin API keys or disable super-admin 2FA, enabling full instance takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected< 1.0.6
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.