Description
Grav before 2.0.14 fails to guard the access field in the core group blueprint with the required security@: admin.super restriction. A delegated admin.users operator can save a group with access[admin][super]=true to escalate to super-admin, gaining scheduler and Twig evaluation capabilities.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Grav’s core group blueprint does not enforce the required security permission on the access field. A delegated admin.users operator can create or modify a group to set admin.super to true, granting that operator super‑admin rights that enable scheduler usage and Twig template evaluation. This flaw is a classic privilege‑escalation weakness, classified as CWE‑269.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Grav distributed by getgrav, specifically any installation that has not yet been updated to release 2.0.14. All earlier versions, regardless of deployment environment, are susceptible.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 9.3 the flaw is considered critical. EPSS is not available and the issue is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, indicating no public exploitation data yet. However, the attack can be performed by an authenticated user who has delegated admin.users privileges, a realistic condition in many Grav deployments. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is an authenticated user with such delegated permissions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 12:21 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Grav to version 2.0.14 or later, ensuring the security guard is in place for the access field.
  • Revoke or restrict delegated admin.users operators from systems where they are not required to limit the attack surface.
  • Audit existing group configurations to ensure no group has admin.super set to true; remove or correct any that do.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 12:21 UTC.

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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Grav before 2.0.14 fails to guard the access field in the core group blueprint with the required security@: admin.super restriction. A delegated admin.users operator can save a group with access[admin][super]=true to escalate to super-admin, gaining scheduler and Twig evaluation capabilities.
Title Grav before 2.0.14 Privilege Escalation via Group Access Field
First Time appeared Getgrav
Getgrav grav
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Getgrav
Getgrav grav
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T11:19:47.200Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T10:59:33.701Z

Link: CVE-2026-75837

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T12:19:33.913

Modified: 2026-08-18T12:19:33.913

Link: CVE-2026-75837

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T12:30:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management