CVE-2026-12116 (GCVE-0-2026-12116)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-09 12:37 – Updated: 2026-07-09 15:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
CVE-2026-12116
Summary
A vulnerability in the Xerte Online Tools allows for RCE through the antivirus binary path in the tools server settings, which can be changed to a PHP interpreter, allowing an attacker to upload PHP data that will then be executed.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-09 15:15 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xerte | Xerte Online Tools |
Affected:
0 , < v3.15.5
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| Xerte | Xerte Online Tools |
Affected:
0 , < 3.14.6
(custom)
|
guessed |
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