The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) versions >= 1.0.6 and <= 1.0.11 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A scoped API key minted on a super-admin account bypasses its declared scope cap on four isSuperAdmin()-gated write endpoints (in GroupsController, AccountsConfigController, PreferencesController, and DashboardWidgetController). These endpoints authorize via a super-admin early-return that never invokes requirePermission()—the sole enforcement point of the scope cap—so a 'read-only'-scoped key (e.g. api.pages.read) can perform super-only write operations, including rewriting group ACL maps to grant super-admin privileges to arbitrary accounts. A leaked or delegated read-only CI/monitoring key can therefore gain full super-admin write capability. Fixed in 1.0.13.
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Description The Grav API plugin (getgrav/grav-plugin-api) versions >= 1.0.6 and <= 1.0.11 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability. A scoped API key minted on a super-admin account bypasses its declared scope cap on four isSuperAdmin()-gated write endpoints (in GroupsController, AccountsConfigController, PreferencesController, and DashboardWidgetController). These endpoints authorize via a super-admin early-return that never invokes requirePermission()—the sole enforcement point of the scope cap—so a 'read-only'-scoped key (e.g. api.pages.read) can perform super-only write operations, including rewriting group ACL maps to grant super-admin privileges to arbitrary accounts. A leaked or delegated read-only CI/monitoring key can therefore gain full super-admin write capability. Fixed in 1.0.13.
Title Grav 1.0.6 through 1.0.11 Privilege Escalation via Scoped API Keys
First Time appeared Getgrav
Getgrav grav
Weaknesses CWE-269
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:1.7.53.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:1.7.53.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:1.7.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.0:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.0:rc9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Getgrav
Getgrav grav
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-14T11:35:39.243Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T15:13:41.486Z

Link: CVE-2026-72833

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-14T12:16:46.670

Modified: 2026-08-14T12:16:46.670

Link: CVE-2026-72833

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-08-14T15:15:03Z