High severity · published May 12, 2026
CVE-2026-44011
Craft CMS: Potential authenticated Remote Code Execution via malicious attached Behavior
8.6
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). From 4.0.0 to before 4.17.12 and 5.9.18, Craft CMS which contains an input-handling flaw in a Yii object creation path that let any authenticated user inject malicious configuration and execute arbitrary commands on the server. The request-controlled condition field layouts data is converted into a live FieldLayout object without a Component::cleanseConfig() boundary. Because Craft configures models before parent::__construct(), attacker-controlled special config keys can take effect during object creation, and FieldLayout initialization then triggers a same-request event. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.17.12 and 5.9.18.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CM
cms · craftcms
>= 4.0.0, < 4.17.12; >= 5.0.0, < 5.9.18 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44011
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44011
github.com
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/ab85ca7f5f926994f723f60584054a1f4c4c5de3
github.com
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-qrgm-p9w5-rrfw
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