Craft CMS Remote Code Execution vulnerability
Craft CMS is a platform for creating digital experiences. This is a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector. Users running Craft installations before 4.4.15 are encouraged to update to at least that version to mitigate the issue. This issue has been fixed in Craft CMS 4.4.15.
- Published
- Sep 13, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 94.2% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 28 / 30 · 94.2%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 10.0
- 0.2 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| craftcms | craft cms | cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- craftcms craft cms4.4.0 and later · before 4.4.15
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
craftcms cms
- >= 4.0.0-RC1, <= 4.4.14affected
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 4.4.15 | 4.4.15 |
Same product
craftcms: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-32432Craft CMS Allows Remote Code ExecutionKEV100Now
- CVE-2024-56145RCE when PHP `register_argc_argv` config setting is enabled in craftcms/cmsKEV96Now
- CVE-2025-23209Potential RCE with a compromised security key in craft/cmsKEV69This week
- CVE-2020-9757The SEOmatic component before 3.3.0 for Craft CMS allows Server-Side Template Injection that leads to RCE via malformed data to the metacont61This week
- CVE-2025-35939Craft CMS stores user-provided content in session filesKEV57Plan
- CVE-2024-37843Craft CMS up to v3.7.31 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the GraphQL API endpoint.55Plan
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Packagist:craftcms/cms | 4.4.15 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×2
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×7
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit module | exploit/linux/http/craftcms_unauth_rce_cve_2023_41892Craft CMS unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE)exploit | 2023-09-13 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2023-41892 | — |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2025-32432 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:3 | 2023-10-06 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:11 | 2023-12-26 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:5 | 2024-01-29 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2024-02-26 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2024-07-27 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-08-21 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-06-30 |
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.
- Metasploit-1 d
- Published
- First PoC+22 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+1112 d
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
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
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.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/176303/Craft-CMS-4.4.14-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md#4415---2023-07-03-critical
- github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/7359d18d46389ffac86c2af1e0cd59e37c298857
- github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/a270b928f3d34ad3bd953b81c304424edd57355e
- github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/c0a37e15cc925c473e60e27fe64054993b867ac1
- github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/c0a37e15cc925c473e60e27fe64054993b867ac1#diff-47dd43d86f85161944dfcce2e41d31955c4184672d9bd9d82b948c6b01b86476
- github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-4w8r-3xrw-v25g
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.