Is CVE-2025-68456 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-68456 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-68456?

CVE-2025-68456 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-68456?

CVE-2025-68456 has an EPSS score of 0.47% (38th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-68456?

Upgrade craft cms to 5.8.21 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-68456

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Craft is a platform for creating digital experiences. In versions 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.8.20 and 3.0.0 through 4.16.16, unauthenticated users can trigger database backup operations via specific admin actions, potentially leading to resource exhaustion or information disclosure. Users should update to the patched versions (5.8.21 and 4.16.17) to mitigate the issue. Craft 3 users should update to the latest Craft 4 and 5 releases, which include the fixes.

CWE-202 CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

How to fix

Remediation Available

craft cmsNVD

Affected:>= 5.0.1, < 5.8.21Fixed in:5.8.21CVE-2025-68456derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

github.com

Release Notes1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-25205	High	8.2	4.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-69200	High	7.5	2.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-32743	High	8.8	1.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-19000	Medium	6.5	1.1%	-	-
CVE-2022-20747	Medium	6.5	0.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-0785	Low	3.7	0.9%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-01-12.