# CVE-2025-66296: Grav vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in Grav Admin: Missing Username Uniqueness Check Allows Admin Account Takeover

- Also known as: GHSA-CJCP-QXVG-4RJM
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.0-beta.27
- Published: 2025-12-01 · Updated: 2025-12-02

## Affected

- getgrav grav: fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27
- getgrav/grav (Packagist): fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27

## Description

Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.8.0-beta.27, a privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Grav’s Admin plugin due to the absence of username uniqueness validation when creating users. A user with the create user permission can create a new account using the same username as an existing administrator account, set a new password/email, and then log in as that administrator. This effectively allows privilege escalation from limited user-manager permissions to full administrator access. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.0-beta.27.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on getgrav grav, getgrav/grav, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.0-beta.27) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-cjcp-qxvg-4rjm
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/3462d94d575064601689b236508c316242e15741

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