Craft CMS Allows Remote Code Execution
Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. Starting from version 3.0.0-RC1 to before 3.9.15, 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.14.15, and 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.6.17, Craft is vulnerable to remote code execution. This is a high-impact, low-complexity attack vector. This issue has been patched in versions 3.9.15, 4.14.15, and 5.6.17, and is an additional fix for CVE-2023-41892.
- Published
- Apr 25, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 99.8% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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Action score
100
Now
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- CVSS
- 40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 99.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 10.0
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 10.0
- agree
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.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 20, 2026. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Apr 3, 2026.
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 cms3.0.0 and later · before 3.9.15
- craftcms craft cms4.0.0 and later · before 4.14.15
- craftcms craft cms5.0.0 and later · before 5.6.17
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
- >= 3.0.0-RC1, < 3.9.15, >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.14.15, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.6.17affected
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 3.0.0-RC1 · before 3.9.15 | 3.9.15 |
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | from 4.0.0-RC1 · before 4.14.15 | 4.14.15 |
| Packagist | craftcms/cms | from 5.0.0-RC1 · before 5.6.17 | 5.6.17 |
Same product
craftcms: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- 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-2023-41892Craft CMS Remote Code Execution vulnerability67This 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 | 3.9.15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:craftcms/cms | 4.14.15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:craftcms/cms | 5.6.17 | 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
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×14
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2026-04-29 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/linux/http/craftcms_preauth_rce_cve_2025_32432Craft CMS Image Transform Preauth RCE (CVE-2025-32432)exploit | 2025-04-14 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2025-32432 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:10 | 2025-04-26 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:26 | 2025-04-27 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:6 | 2025-06-01 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:2 | 2025-09-23 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-04-30 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:2 | 2026-05-15 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-06-24 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:4 | 2026-07-21 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-07-23 |
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-11 d
- Published
- First PoC+1 d
- CISA KEV+329 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+522 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
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2024-56145128 days apartRCE when PHP `register_argc_argv` config setting is enabled in craftcms/cmsKEV96Now
- CVE-2025-2320998 days apartPotential RCE with a compromised security key in craft/cmsKEV69This week
- CVE-2026-28783313 days apartCraft has a Twig Function Blocklist Bypass37Monitor
- CVE-2026-31857320 days apartCraftCMS has an RCE vulnerability via relational conditionals in the control panel32Monitor
- CVE-2025-54417105 days apartCraft contains a theoretical bypass for CVE-2025-2320920Monitor
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
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- 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:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/3.x/CHANGELOG.md#3915---2025-04-10-critical
- github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/4.x/CHANGELOG.md#41415---2025-04-10-critical
- github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/5.x/CHANGELOG.md#5617---2025-04-10-critical
- github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e1c85441fa47eeb7c688c2053f25419bc0547b47
- github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-f3gw-9ww9-jmc3
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32432
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.