# CVE-2026-29069: Craft has an unauthenticated activation email trigger with potential user enumeration

- Also known as: GHSA-234Q-VVW3-MRFQ
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.9.0-beta.2, 4.17.0-beta.2
- Published: 2026-03-04 · Updated: 2026-03-04

## Affected

- craftcms cms: from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.9.0-beta.2; from 4.0.0-RC1, fixed in 4.17.0-beta.2
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.9.0-beta.2
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 4.0.0-RC1, fixed in 4.17.0-beta.2

## Description

Craft is a content management system (CMS). Prior to 5.9.0-beta.2 and 4.17.0-beta.2, the actionSendActivationEmail() endpoint is accessible to unauthenticated users and does not require a permission check for pending users. An attacker with no prior access can trigger activation emails for any pending user account by knowing or guessing the user ID. If the attacker controls the target user’s email address, they can activate the account and gain access to the system. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.9.0-beta.2 and 4.17.0-beta.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on craftcms cms, craftcms/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (5.9.0-beta.2, 4.17.0-beta.2) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-234q-vvw3-mrfq
- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/c3d02d4a7246f516933f42106c0a67ce062f68d8

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