# CVE-2026-126294: Grav two-factor auth bypass in login plugin

Affects the Grav Login plugin up to and including 3.10.1 on Grav 2.x sites that also run the API plugin with session authentication on (the default). Fixed in 3.11.0.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-125227
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 3.11.0
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-126294 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects grav; fixed in 3.11.0.

## Who should check

Sites running Grav 2.x with grav-plugin-login up to 3.10.1 and the API plugin (bundled with Admin2 in grav-admin)

Source: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx ("grav-plugin-login up to and including 3.10.1, on Grav 2.x sites that also run the API plugin")

## Affected

- getgrav grav: fixed in 3.11.0

## Description

Grav Login plugin before 3.11.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers with an account password to skip two-factor verification when the global twofa_enabled setting is off. Attackers can sign in through the /login form, remember-me cookie, or magic link to obtain a session the API plugin accepts, gaining full account permissions including super-admin control.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on getgrav grav, upgrade to a fixed version (3.11.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126294 (Grav Login Plugin before 3.11.0 Two-Factor Authentication Bypass via /login), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126294 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- getgrav grav: fixed in 3.11.0
Fixed versions: 3.11.0.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Login plugin's global twofa_enabled setting is off (the default) (source: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx)
- Grav 2.x site running grav-plugin-login up to and including 3.10.1 (source: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx)
- API plugin installed with session authentication enabled (source: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx)
Setup: the bug is reachable in a default setup; no special feature or setting is needed.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126294 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126294 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-login-plugin-before-3.11.0-two-factor-authentication-bypass-via-login
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126294
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126294"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126294 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126294

### What does this mean?

A login that uses only the account password can get a session with that account's full API permissions without passing its two-factor code. For an administrator account this means full control of the site.

Source: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126294?

grav: before 3.11.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126294

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The issue covers grav-plugin-login up to and including 3.10.1 on Grav 2.x sites that also run the API plugin with plugins.api.auth.session_enabled on (the default), while the Login plugin's global twofa_enabled setting is off (the default). To check, look at the installed Login plugin version and the API plugin's session_enabled setting.

Source: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126294?

Upgrade the Grav Login plugin to 3.11.0 or later.

Source: https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-4x9h-4683-5fcx

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126294
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126294

### Other links

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-login-plugin-before-3.11.0-two-factor-authentication-bypass-via-login

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