CVE-2026-84801
Auth bypass in Craft CMS allows non-admins to reset admin passwords.
Is CVE-2026-84801 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-84801 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 0.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-84801?
CVE-2026-84801 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. 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-2026-84801?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-84801. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-84801 affect?
CVE-2026-84801 affects Craft CMS < 5.10.11, actionGetPasswordResetUrl endpoint, actionSetPassword endpoint. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-84801?
Upgrade to Craft CMS 5.10.11+, revoke/review administrateUsers, rotate admin creds.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Non-admins with administrateUsers can mint admin password-reset URLs and set new passwords, enabling full control-panel takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 5.0.0-RC1 and < 5.10.11
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.