CVE-2026-86159

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-06. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /ajax.php?action=save_user. This manipulation of the argument ID causes sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(high)
EG Risk
64(Attend)
EG Risk 64/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 6, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Free Source Code Projects and Tutorials - sourcecodester.com

https://www.sourcecodester.com/
generic

sourcecodester Online Voting System Project using PHP/MySQL V1.0 /voting/ajax.php?action=save_user SQL injection · Issue #1 · lwcc223/CVE · GitHub

https://github.com/lwcc223/CVE/issues/1

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-86159(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 26× in last 7d / 78× 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 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 15:33 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 15:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 02:59 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-24 02:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-23 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-23 01:53 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-23 01:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-22 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-22 00:46 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 00:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 12:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-20 23:40 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-20 23:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-19 22:33 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-19 22:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-19 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-18 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-18 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 08:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-17 20:21 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-17 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-17 07:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 06:04 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-16 06:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-15 17:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 04:57 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-15 04:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-14 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-14 03:44 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-14 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 02:37 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-13 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 01:31 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-12 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-11 12:58 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-11 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-11 00:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-10 11:52 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-10 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-09 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-09 08:27 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-09 08:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-09-08 19:54 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-08 19:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-08 19:30 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.5
  41. 2026-09-08 18:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 6.9
  42. 2026-09-08 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-08 05:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-07 17:01 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-07 17:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-07 04:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-06 15:53 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-06 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-09-06 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-06 03:18 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.5
  52. 2026-09-06 02:26 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-09-06 02:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-86159?
CVE-2026-86159 is a high vulnerability published on September 6, 2026. A flaw has been found in SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /ajax.php?action=save_user. This manipulation of the argument ID causes sql injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used.
When was CVE-2026-86159 disclosed?
CVE-2026-86159 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 6, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-86159 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-86159 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 65.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-86159?
CVE-2026-86159 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-86159?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-86159, 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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