Episerver Ektron CMS before 9.0 SP3 Site CU 31, 9.1 before SP3 Site CU 45, or 9.2 before…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Episerver Ektron CMS before 9.0 SP3 Site CU 31, 9.1 before SP3 Site CU 45, or 9.2 before SP2 Site CU 22 allows remote attackers to call aspx pages via the "activateuser.aspx" page, even if a page is located under the /WorkArea/ path, which is forbidden (normally available exclusively for local admins).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.22379 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.00 | Vulnerable | Episerver |
| cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.00 sp1 | Vulnerable | Episerver |
| cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.00 sp2 | Vulnerable | Episerver |
| cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.10 | Vulnerable | Episerver |
| cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.10 sp1 | Vulnerable | Episerver |
| cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.10 sp2 | Vulnerable | Episerver |
| cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.20:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.20 | Vulnerable | Episerver |
| cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.20:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.20 sp1 | Vulnerable | Episerver |
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.00 Vulnerable ·Episerver
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.00 sp1 Vulnerable ·Episerver
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.00 sp2 Vulnerable ·Episerver
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 Vulnerable ·Episerver
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 sp1 Vulnerable ·Episerver
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 sp2 Vulnerable ·Episerver
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.20:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.20 Vulnerable ·Episerver
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.20:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.20 sp1 Vulnerable ·Episerver
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12596
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pp88-5vm8-r9cr
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-12596 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-12596 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pp88-5vm8-r9cr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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