Medium severity · published Jul 10, 2026
CVE-2026-55885
Grav: Admin Backup Zip File Exposes Account Credentials and Configuration Secrets
6.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Grav is a file-based Web platform. Prior to 1.7.53, an authenticated administrator with backup permissions can download a ZIP archive containing the full Grav installation root, including user/accounts/admin.yaml with the administrator password hash and user/config with site configuration, through the backup download endpoint protected only by the session-static admin-nonce URL parameter. This issue is reported as fixed in version 1.7.53.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 12% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
grav · getgrav
< 1.7.53 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55885
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55885
github.com
https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/tag/1.7.53
github.com
https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-2f86-9cp8-6hcf
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