CVE-2026-78115

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-08-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/edit_user_account.php of the component User Account Update. Such manipulation of the argument id/username leads to improper authorization. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 23, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 23, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Free Source Code Projects and Tutorials - sourcecodester.com

https://www.sourcecodester.com/
generic

GitHub - Greejith-k/SourceCodester-Class-and-Exam-Timetabling-System-1.0-CVE-2026- · GitHub

https://github.com/Greejith-k/SourceCodester-Class-and-Exam-Timetabling-System-1.0-CVE-2026-/tree/main

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78115(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 23× in last 7d / 23× 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. 2026-08-27 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-27 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-26 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-26 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-26 19:22 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
  7. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-26 18:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 5.3
  10. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-26 13:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-25 14:53 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-25 14:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-24 16:47 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-24 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-24 08:29 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-24 08:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-23 10:21 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-23 10:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
  22. 2026-08-23 09:56 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-23 09:55 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78115?
CVE-2026-78115 is a medium vulnerability published on August 23, 2026. A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System 1.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /admin/edituseraccount.php of the component User Account Update. Such manipulation of the argument id/username leads to improper authorization. The attack may be…
When was CVE-2026-78115 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78115 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 23, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78115 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78115 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 78.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78115?
CVE-2026-78115 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78115?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78115, 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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