CVE-2026-72778: Craft CMS 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.6 Authenticated RCE via condition.config

Published Aug 11, 2026
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Updated

Craft CMS versions from 4.0.0-RC1 before 4.18.2 and from 5.0.0-RC1 before 5.10.6 contain an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the control panel element-search condition handling. Craft cleanses the outer request-controlled condition array via Component::cleanseConfig(), but Conditions::createCondition() later decodes and merges the JSON string in condition.config without re-running cleanseConfig() on the decoded configuration. Because condition.config is a JSON string during the first cleanse, Yii special config keys such as 'as ...' and 'on ...' can be hidden inside it and, after JSON decoding, are interpreted by Yii as behavior/event configuration during FieldLayout object creation. An attacker with an authenticated control panel session (and a valid CSRF token) can exploit this to execute operating system commands as the PHP/web user.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Craft CMS Craft CMS>4.0.0-RC1<=4.18.2, >5.0.0-RC1<=5.10.6

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Craft CMS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.10.6
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade Craft CMS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 4.18.2

Event History

Aug 11, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:17 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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