GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist

GHSA-6fx5-5cw5-4897 Craft CMS Race condition in Token Service potentially allows for token usage greater than the token limit

MEDIUM Published 2026-02-23 Modified 2026-02-24 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-27128
Ecosystem
Packagist
Packages
craftcms/cms
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-367
Reviewed
2026-02-23

Affected packages

• Packagist craftcms/cms: >= 4.5.0-RC1, < 4.16.19 → fixed in 4.16.19 • Packagist craftcms/cms: >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.8.23 → fixed in 5.8.23

Description

A Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in Craft CMS’s token validation service for tokens that explicitly set a limited usage. The `getTokenRoute()` method reads a token’s usage count, checks if it’s within limits, then updates the database in separate non-atomic operations. By sending concurrent requests, an attacker can use a single-use impersonation token multiple times before the database update completes. To make this work, an attacker needs to obtain a valid user account impersonation URL with a non-expired token via some other means and exploit a race condition while bypassing any rate-limiting rules in place. For this to be a privilege escalation, the impersonation URL must include a token for a user account with more permissions than the current user. References https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/3e4afe18279951c024c64896aa2b93cda6d95fdf

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-27128 Craft is a content management system (CMS). vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition weakness

References