CVE-2026-12116

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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 — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 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(medium)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
50%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 29, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

Xerte 3.14 and 3.15 - Important Security Update!

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

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 30× in last 7d / 211× 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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  1. 2026-08-30 06:57 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 06:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  10. 2026-08-27 01:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-24 04:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  42. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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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 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 49.7% of all scored CVEs.
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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