# CVE-2026-72786: Craft CMS: Arbitrary user password reset leading to administrator account takeover

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-72786-craft-cms-arbitrary-user-password-reset-leading-to-administrator  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-72786 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-08-12

Craft CMS versions before 5.10.8 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the elements/save action that allows authenticated users to change passwords without verification. Attackers with edit users permission can reset any user's password including administrators by exploiting the unprotected newPassword field in the User element save flow.

Technologies: [craftcms/cms (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/craftcms-cms). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-72786 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-72786 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-72786?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 12 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** craftcms/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0-RC1,fixed=5.10.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-72786?** Yes. craftcms/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 5.10.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-72786?** Check whether you run craftcms/cms (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- craftcms/cms (Packagist): upgrade to 5.10.8 or later

  ```sh
  composer require craftcms/cms:^5.10.8
  ```


## Affected products

- craftcms/cms (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=5.0.0-RC1,fixed=5.10.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-72786
- CVE-2026-79989
- GHSA-p8x7-9vfw-p7vc

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