CVE-2026-72822
Auth bypass in Grav API plugin allows disabling 2FA via API key.
Is CVE-2026-72822 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72822 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 0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72822?
CVE-2026-72822 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. 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-2026-72822?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72822. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72822 affect?
CVE-2026-72822 affects getgrav/grav-plugin-api <= 1.0.12, Grav CMS installations with API plugin enabled. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72822?
Upgrade plugin to >=1.0.13, rotate/revoke API keys, restrict admin API keys.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Narrow-scope API keys can disable 2FA on non-super users via POST /api/v1/users/{user}/2fa/disable, enabling account takeover without TOTP.
Patch when possible
- affected< 1.0.13
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.