CVE-2026-8435: Concrete CMS 9 before 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) at concrete/controllers/backend

Routine

MEDIUM 6.5UPGRADE

CVE-2026-8435 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) affecting concrete cms. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Concrete CMS 9 before 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) at concrete/controllers/backend/file approveVersion(). The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 2.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Yonatan Drori (Tenzai) for reporting.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.5 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.1% (top 98%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352, CWE-1275
Published	2026-05-21
Last modified	2026-07-23

Publisher (CNA): ConcreteCMS · Vendor: concretecms

Last updated 2026-07-23 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2026-05-21 22:16 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-07-23 16:10 UTCUpdated Record last modified

concretecms concrete cms UPGRADE

Affected: >= 9.0 and < 9.5.1

Fixed in: 9.5.1

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 9.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy concrete-cms || rpm -q concrete-cms || concrete-cms --version

2. UPGRADE to 9.5.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade concrete-cms

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade concrete-cms

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE to a release before 9.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison concrete-cms sudo apt install concrete-cms=<VERSION_BEFORE_9.0> sudo apt-mark hold concrete-cms

3. If no update is available yet, DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list concrete-cms sudo dnf downgrade concrete-cms-<VERSION_BEFORE_9.0> sudo dnf versionlock add concrete-cms

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2026-8435?

concrete cms: upgrade to 9.5.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2026-8435 being exploited?

CVE-2026-8435 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2026-8435 affect?

CVE-2026-8435 affects concrete cms. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.5). Concrete CMS 9 before 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) at concrete/controllers/backend/file approveVersion(). The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v.4.0 score of 2.3 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N

How urgent is CVE-2026-8435?

Priority 23/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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References

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