Grav Login plugin versions before 1.0.16 fail to validate the target account's privilege level in the onApiUserListRowAction unlock handler. An attacker with api.users.write permission can clear login lockout counters on admin.super accounts, removing brute-force protection from the highest-privilege accounts without requiring equivalent permissions.
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Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000

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Description Grav Login plugin versions before 1.0.16 fail to validate the target account's privilege level in the onApiUserListRowAction unlock handler. An attacker with api.users.write permission can clear login lockout counters on admin.super accounts, removing brute-force protection from the highest-privilege accounts without requiring equivalent permissions.
Title Grav Login Plugin before 1.0.16 Privilege Escalation via Unlock
First Time appeared Getgrav
Getgrav grav
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:getgrav:grav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Getgrav
Getgrav grav
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-08-25T01:30:11.042Z

Updated: 2026-08-25T15:28:35.494Z

Reserved: 2026-06-22T18:48:27.060Z

Link: CVE-2026-56710

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-25T15:28:31.325Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-25T02:16:43.073

Modified: 2026-08-31T20:50:15.927

Link: CVE-2026-56710

cve-icon Redhat

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