--- title: "CVE-2025-23209: Potential RCE with a compromised security… | CubePath" description: "Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. This is an remote code execution (RCE)…" language: en source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23209 --- # CVE-2025-23209: Potential RCE with a compromised security… | CubePath ## Description Craft is a flexible, user-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences on the web and beyond. This is an remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that affects Craft 4 and 5 installs where your security key has already been compromised. Anyone running an unpatched version of Craft with a compromised security key is affected. This vulnerability has been patched in Craft 5.5.8 and 4.13.8\. Users who cannot update to a patched version, should rotate their security keys and ensure their privacy to help migitgate the issue. Official description from the CVE record, published by GitHub\_M. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23209) ## Key data ### CVSS 3.1 High 8.1 Score published by GitHub\_M in the CVE record. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | Metric | Value | What it means | | ---------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Attack vector | Network | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. | | Attack complexity | High | The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation. | | Privileges required | Low | A basic user account is needed. | | User interaction | Required | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link. | | Scope | Changed | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one. | | Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. | | Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. | | Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. | CVSS is owned and managed by FIRST.Org, Inc. (FIRST) and is used by permission. Each CVSS score on this site is shown together with its vector string, as published in the CVE record by the source named next to it. Learn more at [first.org/cvss](https://www.first.org/cvss/) . ### EPSS Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days. Score 0.21642 (21.6% probability) Percentile 97.6% Scores of Nov 10, 2026 Model v2026.06.15 ### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Name in the catalog Craft CMS Code Injection Vulnerability Added to the catalog Feb 20, 2025 Federal due date Mar 13, 2025 ### CISA assessment as of Feb 21, 2025 Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA. Exploitation Recorded by CISA as active Automatable no Technical impact total ### Weakness (CWE) CWE catalog version 5.0. CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license. - [CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html) Improper Control of Generation of Code ## Affected products Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them. - craftcms cms - affected: >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.5.5 - affected: >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.13.8 ## References Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control. - [github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-…](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-x684-96hh-833x) - [github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c14…](https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/e59e22b30c9dd39e5e2c7fe02c147bcbd004e603) - [craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft](https://craftcms.com/knowledge-base/securing-craft#keep-your-secrets-secret) ## Timeline 1. ID reserved Jan 13, 2025 2. Record published Jan 18, 2025 3. Added to CISA KEV Feb 20, 2025 4. Record last updated Feb 26, 2026 ## Look up another CVE ## About CubePath CubePath is a cloud provider with data centers in Europe and the United States. It offers VPS, bare metal servers and DDoS protection. [Cloud VPS](https://cubepath.com/vps) [DDoS protection](https://cubepath.com/ddos-protection) Data from the CVE Program (MITRE), CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. CVSS is owned by FIRST and used by permission. Not affiliated with or endorsed by MITRE, CISA or FIRST. Data as of Nov 10, 2026, 20:04 UTC. [Sources and licenses](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal)