Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affecting craftcms/cms package, versions >=4.0.0-RC1, <4.16.18>=5.0.0-RC1, <5.8.22


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-CRAFTCMSCMS-15268424
  • published12 Feb 2026
  • disclosed9 Feb 2026
  • creditvitalysim

Introduced: 9 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-25497  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-639  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade craftcms/cms to version 4.16.18, 5.8.22 or higher.

Overview

craftcms/cms is a content management system.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key via the saveAsset function. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to modify or transfer assets across restricted volumes by exploiting insufficient validation of asset ownership during mutation operations.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1