Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Craft CMS versions 4.0.0-RC1 to before 4.16.18 and 5.0.0-RC1 to before 5.8.22 are affected. An authenticated administrator can inject a malicious behavior configuration through the field layout settings in the admin panel, which can lead to execution of arbitrary system commands on the server. Upgrade to Craft CMS 4.16.18 or 5.8.22.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.6 | High | 4.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | CNA (GitHub_M) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.011, the 66th percentile, on 14 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:25 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-7jx7-3846-m7w7
- OSV: GHSA-7jx7-3846-m7w7
- github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-7jx7-3846-m7w7
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25498
- github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/395c64f0b80b507be1c862a2ec942eaacb353748
- github.com/craftcms/cms
- github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.16.18
- github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/5.8.22