Authenticated Remote Code Execution via File Overwrite
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
HAX CMS helps manage microsite universe with PHP or NodeJs backends. The PHP version of HAX CMS prior to version 26.0.0 has an authenticated file overwrite vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to configure malicious Git filter commands and achieve code execution on the HAX CMS server. Version 26.0.0 patches the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- 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 haxcms-nodejs (haxtheweb) Fixed in 26.0.0
- Fix · CNA haxcms-php (haxtheweb) Fixed in 26.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46399
More haxtheweb vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34109 HAX CMS Vulnerable to Private Key Disclosure via Broken HMAC Implementation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-34105 HAX open-apis: Credential Theft via Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in open-apis CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-27339 HAX CMS's public /server-status endpoint exposes authentication tokens, user activity, and client IP addresses CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-23152 HAX CMS PHP allows Insecure File Upload to Lead to Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-34194 HAX CMS: Stored XSS via '<video-player>' component allows arbitrary JavaScript execution and token theft CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-34110 HAX CMS has a stored XSS via <iframe> that allows access to sensitive client-side data and account takeover CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
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