Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Symlink Following via createLockFile (CVE-2026-72696) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-72696

Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Symlink Following via createLockFile

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-72696 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Symlink Following via createLockFile. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps getgrav/grav (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 25, 2026Updated Aug 25, 2026Source checked Aug 25, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 25, 2026Material review Aug 25, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps getgrav/grav (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
getgrav/gravgeneric	>=0 <2.0.16	2.0.16

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for getgrav/grav.
Review the reported fix. Update getgrav/grav to 2.0.16 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Grav CMS before 2.0.16 contains a symlink following vulnerability in Scheduler Job::createLockFile() that allows local attackers to overwrite arbitrary files by pre-creating symlinks at predictable lock file paths in the world-writable temp directory. Attackers can place a symlink at the predictable lock path pointing to any file the web server process can write to, and the next scheduled job run will follow the symlink and overwrite the target file's content with the job ID string.

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