CVE-2026-27760
OpenCATS prior to commit 3002a29 contains a PHP code injection vulnerability in the installer AJAX endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting PHP statements into the databaseConnectivity action parameter.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
OpenCATS prior to commit 3002a29 contains a PHP code injection vulnerability in the installer AJAX endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting PHP statements into the databaseConnectivity action parameter. Attackers can break out of the define() string context in config.php using a single quote and statement separator to inject malicious PHP code that persists and executes on every subsequent page load when the installation wizard remains incomplete.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.2 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 32.98% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 3.4% on 24 September 2026 to 33.0% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://chocapikk.com/posts/2026/opencats-installer-rce/
- https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/blob/46e4727/lib/CATSUtility.php#L142-L172
- https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/blob/46e4727/modules/install/ajax/ui.php#L130
- https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/commit/3002a29f4c3cada1aa2c4f3d4ae4e189906606b6
- https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/706
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opencats-php-code-injection-via-installer-ajax-endpoint
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.