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Magento 2 Community Edition RCE VulnerabilityGHSA-5v5p-x8c2-mqxp

HIGH

GHSA-5v5p-x8c2-mqxp is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) remote code execution vulnerability in magento/community-edition. A fix is available for magento/community-edition — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2019-8122
Published
Updated
Affected
3 pkgs
Patched
3 / 3
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Nov 2, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
1.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs80th percentile — riskier than 80% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.63%1.22%1.82%2.42%1.1%1.9%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

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

3 pkgs affected
🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition

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Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.19, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3. An authenticated user with privileges to create products can craft custom layout update and use import product functionality to enable remote code execution.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistmagento/community-edition≥ 2.1.0&&< 2.1.192.1.19composer require magento/community-edition:^2.1.19
🐘Packagistmagento/community-edition≥ 2.2.0&&< 2.2.102.2.10composer require magento/community-edition:^2.2.10
🐘Packagistmagento/community-edition≥ 2.3.0&&< 2.3.32.3.3composer require magento/community-edition:^2.3.3

Affected Products

1 product · 6 configurations
Application
magentomagento
≥ 2.3.0 && ≤ 2.3.2
range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for magento/community-edition, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Fix

    Update magento/community-edition to 2.1.19 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5v5p-x8c2-mqxp is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. Workarounds

    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Frequently Asked Questions

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Magento 2.1 prior to 2.1.19, Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3. An authenticated user with privileges to create products can craft custom layout update and use import product functionality to enable remote code execution.
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Magento 2 Community Edition RCE Vulnerability (High 8.8)