Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a business logic vulnerability in the Grav Admin Panel allows a low-privileged user (with only user creation permissions) to overwrite existing accounts, including the primary administrator. By creating a new user with a username that already exists, the system updates the existing account's metadata and permissions instead of rejecting the request. This leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) on administrative functions and Privilege De-escalation of the root account. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-rr73-568v-28f8 Grav Vulnerable to Administrative Account Disruption and Privilege De-escalation via User Overwrite Logic
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Mon, 11 May 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Getgrav
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Mon, 11 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Description Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 2.0.0-beta.2, a business logic vulnerability in the Grav Admin Panel allows a low-privileged user (with only user creation permissions) to overwrite existing accounts, including the primary administrator. By creating a new user with a username that already exists, the system updates the existing account's metadata and permissions instead of rejecting the request. This leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) on administrative functions and Privilege De-escalation of the root account. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.0.0-beta.2.
Title Grav: Administrative Account Disruption and Privilege De-escalation via User Overwrite Logic
Weaknesses CWE-269
CWE-285
CWE-639
CWE-837
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T15:03:38.296Z

Reserved: 2026-04-29T00:31:15.725Z

Link: CVE-2026-42609

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-11T16:17:33.610

Modified: 2026-05-11T16:17:33.610

Link: CVE-2026-42609

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Updated: 2026-05-11T17:00:15Z