Craft CMS before 5.10.11 fails to validate the admin flag during user registration, allowing it to persist from deactivated admin accounts. Attackers can register with a deactivated admin's email address to inherit administrator privileges when public registration and disabled email verification are configured.

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Description Craft CMS before 5.10.11 fails to validate the admin flag during user registration, allowing it to persist from deactivated admin accounts. Attackers can register with a deactivated admin's email address to inherit administrator privileges when public registration and disabled email verification are configured.
Title Craft CMS before 5.10.11 Authentication Bypass via Admin Flag Inheritance
First Time appeared Craftcms
Craftcms craft Cms
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Craftcms
Craftcms craft Cms
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T13:20:00.698Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T10:19:06.330Z

Link: CVE-2026-84795

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-02T12:17:16.093

Modified: 2026-09-02T13:54:48.797

Link: CVE-2026-84795

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T13:15:06Z

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