---
title: "CVE-2026-117604: Grav - Authorization Bypass"
description: "Grav 1.7.53.3 before 1.7.53.6 contains an authorization bypass caused by improper validation in Debugger::isDebuggerRequestAuthorized(), letting unauthenticated remote attackers read /__clockwork/ profiler data including sensitive credentials via loopback REMOTE_ADDR fallback behind same-host reverse proxy."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-117604/
---

# CVE-2026-117604 Grav - Authorization Bypass

Grav 1.7.53.3 before 1.7.53.6 contains an authorization bypass caused by improper validation in Debugger::isDebuggerRequestAuthorized(), letting unauthenticated remote attackers read /\_\_clockwork/ profiler data including sensitive credentials via loopback REMOTE\_ADDR fallback behind same-host reverse proxy.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.31% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117604)

## Details

Type

Authorization Bypass

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published

27 October 2026

Updated

29 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-200](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to version 1.7.53.6 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117604](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117604)
- [https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/4d9fca043f990a818d65cea61c928203b9e19641](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/commit/4d9fca043f990a818d65cea61c928203b9e19641)
- [https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/tag/1.7.53.6](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/releases/tag/1.7.53.6)
- [https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-xprx-c7jf-cp6g](https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-xprx-c7jf-cp6g)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-from-1.7.53.3-before-1.7.53.6-clockwork-profiler-authorization-bypass-via-loopback-fallback](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-from-1.7.53.3-before-1.7.53.6-clockwork-profiler-authorization-bypass-via-loopback-fallback)

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