CVE-2021-47976

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-16. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

TextPattern CMS 4.9.0-dev contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary PHP files by exploiting the plugin upload functionality. Attackers can authenticate, retrieve a CSRF token from the plugin event page, and upload malicious PHP files to the textpattern/tmp/ directory for code execution.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
23.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 16, 2026

Last Modified

May 18, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 16, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

TextPattern CMS 4.9.0-dev Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Plugin Upload | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/textpattern-cms-dev-authenticated-remote-code-execution-via-plugin-upload
generic🟡 PoC Available

TextPattern CMS 4.9.0-dev - Remote Command Execution (RCE) (Authenticated) - PHP webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50095
generic

Textpattern CMS | Open source content management system

https://textpattern.com/
generic

GitHub - textpattern/textpattern: A flexible, elegant, fast and easy-to-use content management system written in PHP. · GitHub

https://github.com/textpattern/textpattern

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-47976(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 71× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-47976?
CVE-2021-47976 is a high vulnerability published on May 16, 2026. TextPattern CMS 4.9.0-dev contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary PHP files by exploiting the plugin upload functionality. Attackers can authenticate, retrieve a CSRF token from the plugin event page, and upload malicious PHP files to…
When was CVE-2021-47976 disclosed?
CVE-2021-47976 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 16, 2026, with the most recent update on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-47976 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-47976 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 23.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-47976?
CVE-2021-47976 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-47976?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-47976, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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