CVE-2026-12116

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-09. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

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.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EPSS
30.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 10, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

Handle antivirus configuration in a different way · Issue #1543 · thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits · GitHub

https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/issues/1543
github_commit

commit 8ef20628f80b (thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits)

Fix landed in thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits commit 8ef20628f80b — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/8ef20628f80bd88bd1fe3e5844a9116a910086b7
generic

Maintenance...

https://www.xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/news/blog/80-news/364-xerte-3-14-and-3-15-important-security-update

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12116(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 54× in last 7d / 54× 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.

  1. 2026-07-15 23:05 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-15 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-15 19:16 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-15 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-15 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-15 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-15 11:35 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-15 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-15 07:40 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-15 07:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-15 03:46 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-15 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-14 23:57 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-14 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-14 20:07 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-14 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-14 16:13 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-14 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-14 12:23 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-14 12:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-14 08:34 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-14 08:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-14 04:43 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-14 04:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-14 00:53 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-14 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-13 21:04 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-13 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-13 17:14 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-13 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-13 13:24 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-13 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-13 09:34 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-13 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-13 05:44 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-13 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-13 01:54 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-07-13 01:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-12 22:05 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-12 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-12 18:15 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-12 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-12 14:24 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.80
  23. 2026-07-12 14:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-09 15:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  27. 2026-07-09 15:00 UTCNVD update
  28. 2026-07-09 13:32 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-07-09 13:30 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12116?
CVE-2026-12116 is a critical vulnerability published on July 9, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-12116 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12116 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12116 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12116 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 30.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12116?
CVE-2026-12116 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12116?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12116, 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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