CVE-2026-44177

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 63% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
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.

Kirby is an open-source content management system. In versions 5.3.0 and above but prior to 5.4.1, Kirby did not correctly validate the provided user ID, resulting in a path traversal vulnerability. Version 5.3.0 introduced a performance improvement to the Users collection that loaded user objects lazily when first needed. Users were queried by their ID, which was then used to locate the corresponding account directory under site/accounts. This affected the authentication API (accessible to unauthenticated requests), the users API (accessible only to authenticated users), and any other place that uses $users->find() to look up an individual user by a request-provided email or ID. As a result, an attacker could trigger arbitrary PHP file inclusion of files named  index.php (for example, the main PHP files of plugins), the impact of which depends on the logic those files contain. It also allowed probing for the existence of arbitrary directories on the server, letting attackers fingerprint the server and site setup, including installed plugins and the content structure. This issue has been fixed in version 5.4.1.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
55(Track)
EG Risk 55/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
37.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 26, 2026

Last Modified

July 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 16, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Pre-authentication path traversal and PHP file inclusion during user lookup · Advisory · getkirby/kirby · GitHub

https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/security/advisories/GHSA-9hx7-c53c-v6x8

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44177(1)

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

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
getkirby/cms5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.4.05.4.1—

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× 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. 2026-07-23 03:14 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-16 21:40 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  9. 2026-07-16 21:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · CVSS v4 → 8.8
  10. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-05-27 00:14 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44177?
CVE-2026-44177 is a high vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. Kirby is an open-source content management system. In versions 5.3.0 and above but prior to 5.4.1, Kirby did not correctly validate the provided user ID, resulting in a path traversal vulnerability. Version 5.3.0 introduced a performance improvement to the Users collection that loaded user objects…
When was CVE-2026-44177 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44177 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on July 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44177 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44177 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44177?
CVE-2026-44177 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44177?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44177, 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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