8.6
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-68455
Craft CMS vulnerable to potential authenticated Remote Code Execution via malicious attached Behavior
Description

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. Versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 4.0.0-RC1 through 4.16.16 are vulnerable to potential authenticated Remote Code Execution via malicious attached Behavior. Note that attackers must have administrator access to the Craft Control Panel for this to work. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 5, 2026, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 6, 2026, 7:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-68455 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Craftcms craft_cms
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Craft CMS to patched versions to fix potential authenticated RCE via malicious Behavior.
  • Update Craft CMS to version 5.8.21 or 4.16.17.
  • Apply vendor-supplied patches for affected versions.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-68455 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Updated: 1 day, 15 hours ago
196 stars 25 fork 25 watcher
Born at : May 17, 2023, 8 a.m. This repo has been linked 47 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-68455 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-68455 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-255j-qw47-wjh5
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. Versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 4.0.0-RC1 through 4.16.16 are vulnerable to potential authenticated Remote Code Execution via malicious attached Behavior. Note that attackers must have administrator access to the Craft Control Panel for this to work. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-470
    Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/5.x/CHANGELOG.md#5821---2025-12-04
    Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/27f55886098b56c00ddc53b69239c9c9192252c7
    Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/6e608a1a5bfb36943f94f584b7548ca542a86fef
    Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/ec43c497edde0b2bf2e39a119cded2e55f9fe593
    Added Reference https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-255j-qw47-wjh5
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Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.6
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