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Security fix · CVE-2025-68456

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences.

Published Jan 5, 2026 · catalog updated Jan 6, 2026 · CMS

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68456. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of CMS is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.56%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe craftcms/craft cms · vendor craftcms CMS 3.0.0, < 4.16.17

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 3.0.0 through 4.16.16, unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations via specific admin actions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue. Craft 3 users should update to the latest Craft 4 and 5 releases, which include the fixes.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe craftcms/craft cms5.0.0
  • cpe craftcms/craft cms< 4.16.17
  • cpe craftcms/craft cms< 5.8.21
  • vendor craftcms CMS 3.0.0, < 4.16.173.0.0, < 4.16.17

How to fix CVE-2025-68456

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-68456. EPSS is 0.56%. Act only if a listed version of CMS is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with craftcms/craft cms 5.0.0; craftcms/craft cms < 4.16.17; craftcms/craft cms < 5.8.21; craftcms CMS 3.0.0, < 4.16.17 3.0.0, < 4.16.17. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-202; CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. EPSS 0.56%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Craft CMS security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 3.0.0 through 4.16.16, unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations via specific admin actions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue. Craft 3 users should update to the

  2. Jan 6, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 3.0.0 through 4.16.16, unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations via specific admin actions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue. Craft 3 users should update to the

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-68456

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-68456

    30-day exploitation probability 0.56%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-0825

    Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 3.0.0 through 4.16.16, unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations via specific admin actions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Use

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2025-68456

    Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 3.0.0 through 4.16.16, unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations via specific admin actions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue. Craft 3 users should update to the

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Monitored products — highNov 4, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
  • EUVDOct 31, 2026