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CVE-2026-33161: Craft CMS: Anonymous "assets/image-editor" calls returns private asset editor metadata to unauthorized users

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-03-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). From version 4.0.0-RC1 to before version 4.17.8 and from version 5.0.0-RC1 to before version 5.9.14, a low-privileged authenticated user can call assets/image-editor with the ID of a private asset they cannot view and still receive editor response data, including focalPoint. The endpoint returns private editing metadata without per-asset authorization validation. This issue has been patched in versions 4.17.8 and 5.9.14.

Affected products

• craftcms cms: from 4.0.0 (excl.) before 4.17.8; from 5.0.0 (excl.) before 5.9.14; 4.0.0, 4.0.0-rc1, 4.0.0-rc2, 4.0.0-rc3, 5.0.0, 5.0.0-rc1 — fixed in 4.17.8, 5.9.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: craftcms cms 4.17.8, 5.9.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/d30df3112220db1ffd6726a3ed11857014c7fb27
• https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/4.17.8
• https://github.com/craftcms/cms/releases/tag/5.9.14
• https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-vgjg-248p-rfm2

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