CVE-2026-42569 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.4) CWE-284 vulnerability in nabeel/phpvms. A fix is available for nabeel/phpvms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
phpvms: /importer authorization bypass causing full database wipe
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-42569.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Security Advisory: Unauthenticated Access to Legacy Import Feature
Severity: Critical Affected versions: phpVMS 7.x (up to 7.0.5) Fixed in: v7.0.6 Component: Legacy importer
Summary
A critical vulnerability in phpVMS 7.x allowed unauthenticated access to a legacy import feature. Although this feature is deprecated, parts of it remained accessible and operational.
Impact
A remote attacker could trigger internal processes that modify or delete application data, potentially resulting in:
- Data loss
- Service disruption
No authentication was required.
Remediation
- Update immediately to the latest patched version
- If unable to update:
- The release link has instructions on how to fix it (it's a one-line fix to comment out the routes)
Affected Versions
- Affected: phpVMS 7.x ≤ 7.0.5
- Not affected: phpVMS >= 7.0.6, v8 (feature removed from public access)
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | nabeel/phpvms | all versions | 7.0.6composer require nabeel/phpvms:^7.0.6 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for nabeel/phpvms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update nabeel/phpvms to 7.0.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-42569 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
How to detect CVE-2026-42569
A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:
nuclei -id cve-2026-42569 -u https://target- Template
- phpVMS < 7.0.6 - Legacy Importer Authorization Bypass
- Severity
- critical
Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (0x_Akoko), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-42569 in your dependencies?
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