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CVE-2026-27198

Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS).

Published Feb 21, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · formwork project formwork

Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS). In versions 2.0.0 through 2.3.3, the application fails to properly enforce role-based authorization during account creation. Although the system validates that the specified role exists, it does not verify whether the current user has sufficient privileges to assign highly privileged roles such as admin. As a result, an authenticated user with the editor role can create a new account with administrative privileges, leading to full administrative access and complete compromise of the CMS. This issue has been fixed in version 2.3.4.

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  1. Feb 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS). In versions 2.0.0 through 2.3.3, the application fails to properly enforce role-based authorization during account creation. Although the system validates that the specified role exists, it does not verify whether the current user has sufficient privileges to assign highly privileged roles such as admin. As a result, an authenticated u

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS). In versions 2.0.0 through 2.3.3, the application fails to properly enforce role-based authorization during account creation. Although the system validates that the specified role exists, it does not verify whether the current user has sufficient privileges to assign highly privileged roles such as admin. As a result, an authenticated u

Affected

  • cpe formwork project/formworkversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-27198

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-27198

    Formwork is a flat file-based Content Management System (CMS). In versions 2.0.0 through 2.3.3, the application fails to properly enforce role-based authorization during account creation. Although the system validates that the specified role exists, it does not verify whether the

    nvd.nist.gov

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