CVE-2026-79362

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-11. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Certain Woltlab products are affected by RCE via Cache Poisoning. WCF >= 6.1.0 until < 6.1.23 and WCF >= 6.2.0 until < 6.2.6. An authenticated low-privileged user can inject PHP into executable cache files generated by WoltLab Suite Core. Attacker-controlled data can terminate the nowdoc prematurely and inject arbitrary PHP Code.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
48%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 22, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 21, 2026
Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic

Aktualisierung: WoltLab Suite 6.2.6 / 6.1.23 - Neuigkeiten und Hinweise - WoltLab®

https://www.woltlab.com/community/thread/319264-aktualisierung-woltlab-suite-6-2-6-6-1-23/
github_commit

commit c19789dbcc15 (WoltLab/WCF)

Fix landed in WoltLab/WCF commit c19789dbcc15 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/WoltLab/WCF/commit/c19789dbcc15663c648db1b196b6e6b05265b121
generic

Update: WoltLab Suite 6.2.6 / 6.1.23 - Neuigkeiten und Hinweise - WoltLab®

https://www.woltlab.com/community/thread/319263-update-woltlab-suite-6-2-6-6-1-23/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79362(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 23× in last 7d / 33× 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. 2026-09-25 05:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 06:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-23 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 20:16 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-22 15:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-22 04:36 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-22 04:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-21 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-21 16:25 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  19. 2026-09-21 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-21 16:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  21. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-20 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-17 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-14 18:15 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-14 18:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-11 19:35 UTCNVD update
  7. 2026-09-11 18:49 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-11 18:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79362?
CVE-2026-79362 is a high vulnerability published on September 11, 2026. Certain Woltlab products are affected by RCE via Cache Poisoning. WCF >= 6.1.0 until < 6.1.23 and WCF >= 6.2.0 until < 6.2.6. An authenticated low-privileged user can inject PHP into executable cache files generated by WoltLab Suite Core. Attacker-controlled data can terminate the nowdoc…
When was CVE-2026-79362 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79362 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 11, 2026, with the most recent update on September 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79362 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79362 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 52.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79362?
CVE-2026-79362 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79362?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79362, 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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