Craft CMS - Missing Authorization in assets/preview-thumb Endpoint
Craft CMS contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the assets/preview-thumb endpoint. A Control Panel user without permission to view a target private asset can call the endpoint with an attacker-controlled assetId and receive preview HTML containing a signed fallback transform preview link for that private asset, because no asset-view permission check is performed before preview generation. This affects versions >= 4.0.0-RC1, <= 4.17.7 and >= 5.0.0-RC1, <= 5.9.13, and is fixed in 4.17.8 and 5.9.14.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Jun 21, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 24th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-862
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Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · VulnCheck
- 5.3
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
craftcms cms
- 4.17.8, 5.9.14not affected
- 4.0.0-RC1 and later · before 4.17.8affected · semver
- 5.0.0-RC1 and later · before 5.9.14affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | from 4.0.0-RC1 · before 4.17.8 | 4.17.8 |
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | from 5.0.0-RC1 · before 5.9.14 | 5.9.14 |
Same product
craftcms: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-72785Craft CMS before 5.10.6 Authorization Bypass via structures/move-element37Monitor
- CVE-2026-84795Craft CMS before 5.10.11 Authentication Bypass via Admin Flag Inheritance36Monitor
- CVE-2026-92594Craft CMS before 5.11.0 Unauthenticated PII Disclosure via GraphQL34Monitor
- CVE-2026-92593Craft CMS 5.10.0 before 5.10.13 Authenticated Remote Code Execution34Monitor
- CVE-2026-92592Craft CMS before 4.18.6 Remote Code Execution via signed cookie34Monitor
- CVE-2026-79987Low-privilege RCE through element-search eager loading34Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| craftcms cms | 4.17.8 | Vendor (CNA) |
| craftcms cms | 5.9.14 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Packagist:craftcms/cms | 4.17.8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:craftcms/cms | 5.9.14 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Susen2reporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-8480173 days apartCraft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.11 Authentication Bypass via administrateUsers34Monitor
- CVE-2026-5028410 days apartCraft CMS: Missing peer-permission check in `AssetsController::actionDeleteFolder` allows deletion of other users' assets28Monitor
- CVE-2026-4401040 days apartCraft CMS: Missing Authorization in GraphQL Address Resolver Allows Cross-Scope PII Disclosure28Monitor
- CVE-2026-4401240 days apartCraft CMS: Missing Volume Permission Check in AssetsController::actionShowInFolder Allows Information Disclosure28Monitor
- CVE-2026-8479473 days apartCraft CMS 5.0.0 through 5.10.10 Authorization Bypass via assets/move-asset28Monitor
- CVE-2026-8480073 days apartCraft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.11 File Overwrite via assets/replace-file28Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-862 · Missing AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/d30df3112220db1ffd6726a3ed11857014c7fb27
- github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x76w-8c62-48mg
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-missing-authorization-in-assets-preview-thumb-endpoint
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.