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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-28696

Craft is a content management system (CMS).

Published Mar 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · craft cms

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-28696. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of craft cms is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.44%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe craftcms/craft cms

Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1, the GraphQL directive @parseRefs, intended to parse internal reference tags (e.g., {user:1:email}), can be abused by both authenticated users and unauthenticated guests (if a Public Schema is enabled) to access sensitive attributes of any element in the CMS. The implementation in Elements::parseRefs fails to perform authorization checks, allowing attackers to read data they are not authorized to view. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe craftcms/craft cms4.0.0
  • cpe craftcms/craft cms5.0.0

How to fix CVE-2026-28696

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-2026-28696. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of craft cms is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with craftcms/craft cms 4.0.0; craftcms/craft cms 5.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. EPSS 0.44%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 4, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1, the GraphQL directive @parseRefs, intended to parse internal reference tags (e.g., {user:1:email}), can be abused by both authenticated users and unauthenticated guests (if a Public Schema is enabled) to access sensitive attributes of any element in the CMS. The implementation in Elements::parseRefs fails to perfo

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1, the GraphQL directive @parseRefs, intended to parse internal reference tags (e.g., {user:1:email}), can be abused by both authenticated users and unauthenticated guests (if a Public Schema is enabled) to access sensitive attributes of any element in the CMS. The implementation in Elements::parseRefs fails to perfo

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28696

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-28696

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-28696

    Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 4.17.0-beta.1 and 5.9.0-beta.1, the GraphQL directive @parseRefs, intended to parse internal reference tags (e.g., {user:1:email}), can be abused by both authenticated users and unauthenticated guests (if a Public Schema is ena

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.