CVE-2026-88959
Anchor CMS through 0.12.7 Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization on Admin User-Management Endpoints
CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGHCVSS 4.0 8.7 HIGHCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown
cve-program · CVE-2026-88959
PublishedAnchor CMS through 0.12.7 fails to enforce role-based access control in admin user-management endpoints, allowing any authenticated low-privilege user to create administrator accounts or modify existing ones. Attackers with editor or user roles can POST directly to admin/users/add or admin/users/edit endpoints to create new administrator accounts or change the existing administrator's password, gaining full administrative access.
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CVE-2026-88959 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-88959
- https://gist.github.com/bozorovab2009-spec/57931237f774b78333f8fe47e84ec4aa
- https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/blob/0.12.7/anchor/routes/users.php
- https://github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/anchor-cms-through-0.12.7-privilege-escalation-via-missing-authorization-on-admin-user-management-endpoints
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