# CVE-2026-54176: backpack/crud: MyAccountController allows changing the login email without a current-password check

- Also known as: GHSA-9FW9-8C49-QCH8
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.8.14, 7.0.38
- Published: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- Laravel-Backpack CRUD: from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.8.14; from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.38
- backpack/crud (Packagist): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.8.14
- backpack/crud (Packagist): from 7.0.0, fixed in 7.0.38

## Description

backpack/crud provides Create, Read, Update & Delete (CRUD) functions for Backpack, a collection of Laravel packages that help users build custom administration panels. From 6.0.0 until 6.8.14 and 7.0.38, MyAccountController::postAccountInfoForm at POST /admin/edit-account-info permits AccountInfoRequest to update backpack_authentication_column(), which is email by default, without requiring current_password or otherwise verifying the account's existing password. An attacker with a temporary authenticated Backpack session can change the account-recovery email and later use the password-reset flow after the original session expires, converting session compromise into persistent account takeover. The same mechanism permits an insider to set a personal recovery address before access is revoked. The separate password-change endpoint is not affected because it verifies old_password. This issue is fixed in versions 6.8.14 and 7.0.38.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Laravel-Backpack CRUD, backpack/crud, upgrade to a fixed version (6.8.14, 7.0.38) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/security/advisories/GHSA-9fw9-8c49-qch8
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5990
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5994
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/76c3a6e50e3fbd6d5f633208da5b04acb8322969
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/8ab94543d880b03c1189acb96b78186323c62a0b
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/6.8.14
- https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/7.0.38

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