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GHSA-RW9X-PXQX-Q789

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-27 21:35 – Updated: 2026-02-27 21:35

Summary

Statamic allows Authenticated Control Panel users to escalate privileges via elevated session bypass

Details

Impact

Authenticated Control Panel users may under certain conditions obtain elevated privileges without completing the intended verification step. This can allow access to sensitive operations and, depending on the user’s existing permissions, may lead to privilege escalation.

Patches

This has been fixed in 6.4.0.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "statamic/cms"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "6.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.4.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-27939"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-287"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-27T21:35:00Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "## Impact\n\nAuthenticated Control Panel users may under certain conditions obtain elevated privileges without completing the intended verification step. This can allow access to sensitive operations and, depending on the user\u2019s existing permissions, may lead to privilege escalation.\n\n## Patches\nThis has been fixed in 6.4.0.",
  "id": "GHSA-rw9x-pxqx-q789",
  "modified": "2026-02-27T21:35:00Z",
  "published": "2026-02-27T21:35:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/statamic/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-rw9x-pxqx-q789"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/statamic/cms/commit/8639ef96217eaa682bc42e8a62769cb7c6a85d3a"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/statamic/cms"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Statamic allows Authenticated Control Panel users to escalate privileges via elevated session bypass"
}

CVE-2026-27939 (GCVE-0-2026-27939)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-27 21:34 – Updated: 2026-02-27 21:34

Title

Statamic allows Authenticated Control Panel users to escalate privileges via elevated session bypass

Summary

Statmatic is a Laravel and Git powered content management system (CMS). Starting in version 6.0.0 and prior to version 6.4.0, Authenticated Control Panel users may under certain conditions obtain elevated privileges without completing the intended verification step. This can allow access to sensitive operations and, depending on the user’s existing permissions, may lead to privilege escalation. This has been fixed in 6.4.0.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Assigner

GitHub_M

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/statamic/cms/security/advisori…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://github.com/statamic/cms/commit/8639ef9621…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	statamic	cms	Affected: >= 6.0.0, < 6.4.0

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  "containers": {
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "cms",
          "vendor": "statamic",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003e= 6.0.0, \u003c 6.4.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "Statmatic is a Laravel and Git powered content management system (CMS). Starting in version 6.0.0 and prior to version 6.4.0, Authenticated Control Panel users may under certain conditions obtain elevated privileges without completing the intended verification step. This can allow access to sensitive operations and, depending on the user\u2019s existing permissions, may lead to privilege escalation. This has been fixed in 6.4.0."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "NETWORK",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 8.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
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          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-287",
              "description": "CWE-287: Improper Authentication",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-02-27T21:34:39.107Z",
        "orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
        "shortName": "GitHub_M"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/statamic/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-rw9x-pxqx-q789",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/statamic/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-rw9x-pxqx-q789"
        },
        {
          "name": "https://github.com/statamic/cms/commit/8639ef96217eaa682bc42e8a62769cb7c6a85d3a",
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/statamic/cms/commit/8639ef96217eaa682bc42e8a62769cb7c6a85d3a"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "advisory": "GHSA-rw9x-pxqx-q789",
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "title": "Statamic allows Authenticated Control Panel users to escalate privileges via elevated session bypass"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa",
    "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-27939",
    "datePublished": "2026-02-27T21:34:39.107Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-02-25T03:11:36.689Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-02-27T21:34:39.107Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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