# CVE-2026-27128: Craft CMS's race condition in Token Service potentially allows for token usage greater than the token limit

- Also known as: GHSA-6FX5-5CW5-4897
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.16.19, 5.8.23
- Published: 2026-02-24 · Updated: 2026-02-28

## Affected

- craftcms cms: from 4.5.0-RC1, fixed in 4.16.19; from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.8.23
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 4.5.0-RC1, fixed in 4.16.19
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.8.23

## Description

Craft is a content management system (CMS). In versions 4.5.0-RC1 through 4.16.18 and 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.22, a Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in Craft CMS’s token validation service for tokens that explicitly set a limited usage. The `getTokenRoute()` method reads a token’s usage count, checks if it’s within limits, then updates the database in separate non-atomic operations. By sending concurrent requests, an attacker can use a single-use impersonation token multiple times before the database update completes. To make this work, an attacker needs to obtain a valid user account impersonation URL with a non-expired token via some other means and exploit a race condition while bypassing any rate-limiting rules in place. For this to be a privilege escalation, the impersonation URL must include a token for a user account with more permissions than the current user. Versions 4.16.19 and 5.8.23 patch the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on craftcms cms, craftcms/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (4.16.19, 5.8.23) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-6fx5-5cw5-4897
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/3e4afe18279951c024c64896aa2b93cda6d95fdf

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