CVE-2026-14261

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-09. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: 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 authentication bypass and remote code execution via reinstallation through the /setup/ folder, enabling attackers to reinstall the service to a remote database they control.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(high)
EPSS
43.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 9, 2026

Last Modified

July 9, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 9, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

Maintenance...

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

commit 8fec6602e80c (thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits)

Fix landed in thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits commit 8fec6602e80c — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/8fec6602e80c5d35903d65e65b65b794297d8e90
generic

Denial of Service vulnerability · Issue #1532 · thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits · GitHub

https://github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/issues/1532

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14261(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 52× in last 7d / 52× 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 21:51 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-15 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-15 17:59 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-15 17:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-15 14:07 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-15 14:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-15 10:14 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-15 10:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-15 06:21 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-15 06:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-07-15 02:30 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-07-15 02:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-14 22:38 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-14 22:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-14 18:46 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-14 18:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-14 14:54 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-14 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-14 11:02 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-14 11:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-14 07:05 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-14 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-14 03:11 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-14 03:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-13 23:18 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-13 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-13 19:26 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-13 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-13 15:34 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-13 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-13 11:41 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-13 11:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-13 07:48 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-13 07:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-13 03:56 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-13 03:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-13 00:03 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-07-13 00:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-12 20:11 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-12 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-12 16:19 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.10
  21. 2026-07-12 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-09 15:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.1 · severity → CRITICAL
  25. 2026-07-09 15:00 UTCNVD update
  26. 2026-07-09 13:32 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-07-09 13:30 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14261?
CVE-2026-14261 is a critical vulnerability published on July 9, 2026. A vulnerability in the Xerte Online Tools allows for authentication bypass and remote code execution via reinstallation through the /setup/ folder, enabling attackers to reinstall the service to a remote database they control.
When was CVE-2026-14261 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14261 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-2026-14261 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14261 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 43.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14261?
CVE-2026-14261 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14261?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14261, 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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