vulnerability / NVI-00006110 / Revision 3
Craft CMS: Authenticated RCE via `condition.config` JSON cleanse bypass
GitHub lists this reviewed advisory for craftcms/cms, craftcms/cms. Published version ranges and source prerequisites are shown below; this is not an inspection of a visitor’s application.
This report has not inspected your inventory, configuration, deployed build, reachability or evidence. A catalog listing and a severity score do not establish exposure or compromise.
01 / Meaning
Why it matters
Published affected context helps an owner decide what evidence to gather. This report has not examined your application.
8.8 HIGH (3.1)
disclosure@vulncheck.com severity; no combined Null risk score.
8.7 HIGH (4.0)
disclosure@vulncheck.com severity; no combined Null risk score.
02 / Applicability
The affected context
Affected versions, configuration prerequisites and known exclusions are public. Confirm each one against the deployed service.
craftcms/cms
source listed>= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.10.6
Craft CMS has an authenticated remote code execution issue in the control panel element-search condition handling. Craft cleans the outer request-controlled condition array with `Component::cleanseConfig()`, but `Conditions::createCondition()` later decodes and merges the JSON string in `condition.config` without re-running `cleanseConfig()` on the decoded/merged 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. After JSON decoding, those keys reach FieldLayout object creation and are interpreted by Yii as behavior/event configuration. The RCE is semi-blind: the trigger endpoint returns a normal JSON response, and the command output is verified via a server-side file-write side effect retrieved in a subsequent request. ## Preconditions - The attacker needs an authenticated Craft control panel session. - A valid CSRF token is required. ## Impact An authenticated control panel user can inject Yii behavior/event configuration after Craft’s intended config cleanse boundary. In the confirmed local lab, this led to command execution as the PHP/web user. Potential atta
craftcms/cms
source listed>= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.18.2
Craft CMS has an authenticated remote code execution issue in the control panel element-search condition handling. Craft cleans the outer request-controlled condition array with `Component::cleanseConfig()`, but `Conditions::createCondition()` later decodes and merges the JSON string in `condition.config` without re-running `cleanseConfig()` on the decoded/merged 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. After JSON decoding, those keys reach FieldLayout object creation and are interpreted by Yii as behavior/event configuration. The RCE is semi-blind: the trigger endpoint returns a normal JSON response, and the command output is verified via a server-side file-write side effect retrieved in a subsequent request. ## Preconditions - The attacker needs an authenticated Craft control panel session. - A valid CSRF token is required. ## Impact An authenticated control panel user can inject Yii behavior/event configuration after Craft’s intended config cleanse boundary. In the confirmed local lab, this led to command execution as the PHP/web user. Potential atta
craftcms/cms
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 5.0.0-RC1; fixed 5.10.6
Craft CMS has an authenticated remote code execution issue in the control panel element-search condition handling. Craft cleans the outer request-controlled condition array with `Component::cleanseConfig()`, but `Conditions::createCondition()` later decodes and merges the JSON string in `condition.config` without re-running `cleanseConfig()` on the decoded/merged 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. After JSON decoding, those keys reach FieldLayout object creation and are interpreted by Yii as behavior/event configuration. The RCE is semi-blind: the trigger endpoint returns a normal JSON response, and the command output is verified via a server-side file-write side effect retrieved in a subsequent request. ## Preconditions - The attacker needs an authenticated Craft control panel session. - A valid CSRF token is required. ## Impact An authenticated control panel user can inject Yii behavior/event configuration after Craft’s intended config cleanse boundary. In the confirmed local lab, this led to command execution as the PHP/web user. Potential atta
craftcms/cms
source listedECOSYSTEM: introduced 4.0.0-RC1; fixed 4.18.2
Craft CMS has an authenticated remote code execution issue in the control panel element-search condition handling. Craft cleans the outer request-controlled condition array with `Component::cleanseConfig()`, but `Conditions::createCondition()` later decodes and merges the JSON string in `condition.config` without re-running `cleanseConfig()` on the decoded/merged 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. After JSON decoding, those keys reach FieldLayout object creation and are interpreted by Yii as behavior/event configuration. The RCE is semi-blind: the trigger endpoint returns a normal JSON response, and the command output is verified via a server-side file-write side effect retrieved in a subsequent request. ## Preconditions - The attacker needs an authenticated Craft control panel session. - A valid CSRF token is required. ## Impact An authenticated control panel user can inject Yii behavior/event configuration after Craft’s intended config cleanse boundary. In the confirmed local lab, this led to command execution as the PHP/web user. Potential atta
03 / Response
What to do next
- investigate
Identify the exact component and deployed version, examine the linked publisher’s conditions, and retain evidence of any mitigation.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. NIST National Vulnerability Database
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 5.10.6 for craftcms/cms. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. GitHub Advisory Database via OSV
- vendor patch
The original advisory lists fixed boundaries 4.18.2 for craftcms/cms. Confirm the publisher’s latest guidance.
Confirm current vendor support, compatibility and deployment evidence. This report has not tested a fix in your system. GitHub Advisory Database via OSV
A fixed release is not deployment evidence.
Check current vendor support and compatibility. After making a change, verify the deployed build and relevant runtime conditions. Keep the evidence, owner and time. An updated lockfile alone does not prove what is running.
04 / Limits
What this report cannot establish
- Customer inventory, deployment, reachability and exploitation have not been inspected.
- NVD lastModified does not establish freshness of every associated CPE record.
05 / Provenance
Sources you can inspect
Each assertion retains its source. Mirrored records may repeat one underlying publisher; additional links are not independent corroboration.
- GHSA-265m-7826-wjqm ↗
GitHub Advisory Database · vendor advisory
Observed . GitHub Advisory Database; CC-BY-4.0. Each advisory links its original attribution. Null normalizes fields.
- GHSA-265m-7826-wjqm ↗
GitHub Advisory Database via OSV · vendor advisory
Observed . GitHub-origin advisory, CC-BY-4.0; OSV is an aggregate copy, not independent corroboration.
- CVE-2026-72778 ↗
NIST National Vulnerability Database · official catalog
Observed . This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Public revision history
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- Revision 1 ·
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