Description
Craft CMS is a content management system. In Craft versions 3.5.0 through 4.16.17 and 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.21, the save_images_Asset GraphQL mutation can be abused to fetch internal URLs by providing a domain name that resolves to an internal IP address, bypassing hostname validation. When a non-image file extension such as .txt is allowed, downstream image validation is bypassed, which can allow an authenticated attacker with permission to use save_images_Asset to retrieve sensitive data such as AWS instance metadata credentials from the underlying host. This issue is patched in versions 4.16.18 and 5.8.22.
Published: 2026-02-09
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Exfiltration of AWS instance metadata credentials via Craft CMS GraphQL mutation
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-96pq-hxpw-rgh8 Craft CMS: save_images_Asset graphql mutation can be abused to exfiltrate AWS credentials of underlying host
History

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Craftcms craft Cms
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Craftcms craft Cms
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Craftcms
Craftcms craftcms
Vendors & Products Craftcms
Craftcms craftcms

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Craft CMS is a content management system. In Craft versions 3.5.0 through 4.16.17 and 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.21, the save_images_Asset GraphQL mutation can be abused to fetch internal URLs by providing a domain name that resolves to an internal IP address, bypassing hostname validation. When a non-image file extension such as .txt is allowed, downstream image validation is bypassed, which can allow an authenticated attacker with permission to use save_images_Asset to retrieve sensitive data such as AWS instance metadata credentials from the underlying host. This issue is patched in versions 4.16.18 and 5.8.22.
Title Craft has a save_images_Asset graphql mutation can be abused to exfiltrate AWS credentials of underlying host
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Subscriptions

Craftcms Craft Cms Craftcms
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-10T16:00:41.366Z

Reserved: 2026-02-02T16:31:35.823Z

Link: CVE-2026-25492

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-10T15:30:21.851Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-09T20:15:57.650

Modified: 2026-02-19T19:12:55.063

Link: CVE-2026-25492

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-18T13:00:08Z

Weaknesses