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CVE-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 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 ad
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"formwork","vendor":"getformwork","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 2.0.0, < 2.3.4"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"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"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:569366ec3eee516e179ab1dba0bd2790035eddd3eb09dc23daa5dd3a2210d05e · sha256:c7694e315c3cf0d0… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/19390a0b408e084bdef86f3581e050f3ee51e7cd","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/19390a0b408e084bdef86f3581e050f3ee51e7cd"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/releases/tag/2.3.4","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/releases/tag/2.3.4"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/security/advisories/GHSA-34p4-7w83-35g2","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/security/advisories/GHSA-34p4-7w83-35g2"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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