High 7.0Published Jan 5, 2026

CVE-2025-68456Unauthenticated Craft CMS users can trigger a database backup

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 4:10 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 3.0.0 through 4.16.16, unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations via specific admin actions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue. Craft 3 users should update to the latest Craft 4 and 5 releases, which include the fixes.

CVSS: 7.0 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-770, CWE-202
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: GitHub_M
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jan 6, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

craftcms cms craftcms:cms (from the name)	from 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.8.21; from 3.0.0, < 4.16.17	CNA record
craftcms craft_cms craftcms:craft_cms	from 3.0.0 before 4.16.17; from 5.0.1 before 5.8.21; 5.0.0; 5.0.0	NVD

References

References

https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-v64r-7wg9-23pr	x-refsource-confirm, exploit, vendor-advisory
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/f83d4e0c6b906743206b4747db4abf8164b8da39	x-refsource-misc, patch
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/blob/5.x/CHANGELOG.md#5821---2025-12-04	x-refsource-misc, product, release-notes

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