Cypht < 2.12.2 PHP Object Injection RCE via back_query Parameter
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-502.
Summary
Cypht before 2.12.2 contains a PHP object injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands by supplying a crafted PHP object graph in the back_query GET parameter of the logout handler. Attackers can pass a base64-encoded serialized payload through this parameter, which is decoded and passed directly to unserialize() without an allow-list, signature check, or type restriction, enabling gadget-chain exploitation to achieve remote code execution as the web server process.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 cypht (cypht-org) Fixed in 2.12.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
cypht-org cypht 2.12.2
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-51628 Cypht < 2.12.2 XSS via FROM Email Header in Contacts ModulePriority LOW 23
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46j6-w3hw-4r9x
References
Patch 1
Other 2
More cypht-org vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-76820 Stored DOM cross-site scripting in Cypht via external image notice CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-51628 Cypht < 2.12.2 XSS via FROM Email Header in Contacts Module CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-71981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-71981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-46j6-w3hw-4r9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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