Softaculous before 5.5.7 is affected by a code execution vulnerability because of…
Priority LOW 35CWE-665Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Softaculous before 5.5.7 is affected by a code execution vulnerability because of External Initialization of Trusted Variables or Data Stores. This leads to privilege escalation on the local host.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00626 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:softaculous:softaculous:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 5.5.7 | Vulnerable | softaculous |
- cpe:2.3:a:softaculous:softaculous:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·softaculous
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-26886
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f28h-rxhw-4349
- 2026-10-31 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-26886 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-26886 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f28h-rxhw-4349 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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