A vulnerability in the Xerte Online Tools allows for RCE through the antivirus binary…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Xerte Online Tools (Xerte) Fixed in v3.15.5
- Fix · CNA Xerte Online Tools (Xerte) Fixed in 3.14.6
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Xerte Online Tools 3.14.6
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-12075 A vulnerability in the Xerte Online Tools allows for authentication bypass and remote…Priority MEDIUM 49
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12116
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-338w-wpc4-3pf4
References
More Xerte vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25433 Xerte Online Toolkits <= 3.14 Unauthenticated Template Import Arbitrary File Upload Leading to Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-20196 An Authenticated Remote Code Exection (RCE) vulnerability exists in Xerte through 3.9 in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-12075 A vulnerability in the Xerte Online Tools allows for authentication bypass and remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-20197 A Directory Traversal vulnerability exists in the Xerte Project Xerte through 3.10.3 when… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-12116 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12116 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-338w-wpc4-3pf4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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