High severity · published Aug 14, 2026
CVE-2026-72826
Grav API Plugin before 1.0.13 Scope Bypass via createApiKey
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The getgrav/grav-plugin-api plugin before 1.0.13 fails to validate that the scopes of a newly created API key are a subset of the caller's scopes in createApiKey. The self-target path of requireApiKeyPermission() requires only the baseline api.access scope, and the new key's scopes are read directly from the request body with no subset check. An attacker holding a minimal-scope API key on a super account can submit an empty scopes array to mint an unscoped, full-access super key, bypassing scope restrictions (and enabling further chains such as configuration write to RCE).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
grav-plugin-api · getgrav
before 1.0.13 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72826
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72826
github.com
https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-95v9-4fcj-96gh
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-before-scope-bypass-via-createapikey
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