CVE-2026-72593

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-10. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
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 missing authentication vulnerability in dulldusk/phpfm through 1.8.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to access the full file manager functionality including reading, writing, deleting, and uploading files anywhere on the server filesystem.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
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
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitHub - dulldusk/phpfm: phpFileManager is a complete filesystem management tool on a single file. This is a tool meant for rapid file access, and also to verify the server php configuration and security. The script can be renamed and deployed on an unique known url, and offers password protection. · GitHub

https://github.com/dulldusk/phpfm
generic

phpfm/index.php at master · dulldusk/phpfm · GitHub

https://github.com/dulldusk/phpfm/blob/master/index.php

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72593(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 55× in last 7d / 83× 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. 2026-08-20 12:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-18 12:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 06:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-08-16 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  10. 2026-08-16 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
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  37. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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  50. 2026-08-10 14:29 UTCEG score recompute
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  58. 2026-08-10 10:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72593?
CVE-2026-72593 is a critical vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. A missing authentication vulnerability in dulldusk/phpfm through 1.8.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to access the full file manager functionality including reading, writing, deleting, and uploading files anywhere on the server filesystem.
When was CVE-2026-72593 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72593 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72593 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72593 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 57.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72593?
CVE-2026-72593 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72593?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72593, 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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