A security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /admin/ajax.php?action=delete_category. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
CVE-2026-76998
HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-20. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.3
- EG Score
- 7.3(high)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity73% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
- —
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 20, 2026
Last Modified
August 20, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 20, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
sourcecodester Simple Online Food Ordering System using PHP/MySQL V1.0 /fos/admin/ajax.php?action=delete_category SQL injection · Issue #1 · normabowie11-max/cve · GitHub
https://github.com/normabowie11-max/cve/issues/1Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76998(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× 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.
- 2026-08-21 03:41 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 03:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 16:30 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.5
- 2026-08-20 15:42 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 15:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-76998?
CVE-2026-76998 is a high vulnerability published on August 20, 2026. A security vulnerability has been detected in SourceCodester Simple Online Food Ordering System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /admin/ajax.php?action=delete_category. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to sql injection. It is possible to launch the attack…
When was CVE-2026-76998 disclosed?
CVE-2026-76998 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-76998?
CVE-2026-76998 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-76998?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-76998, 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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