CVE-2026-72829CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-72829

High · published August 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) before 1.0.13 contains an API-key scope-cap bypass in UsersController's create() and update() methods. These methods enforce the scope cap only for api.users.write, but gate super-privilege grants on a bare isSuperAdmin() check that reads access.api.super directly without consulting the key's scopes. As a result, an api.users.write-scoped key minted on a super account can set access.api.super or assign a super-granting group to mint or promote a full super account, then authenticate as that account for uncapped administrative privileges.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
9.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00469 · 39.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-08-14T16:16Z
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 AUG 11:35Z
    Grav before 1.0.13 API Key Scope Bypass via UsersController
    cvelistv5