CVE-2026-86161

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 vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /ajax.php?action=delete_category. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been made public and could 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 11, 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=delete_category SQL injection · Issue #3 · lwcc223/CVE · GitHub

https://github.com/lwcc223/CVE/issues/3

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-86161(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 28× 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. 2026-09-25 05:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 18:28 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 19:44 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-23 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-22 08:14 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-21 09:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-20 22:08 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-20 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-20 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-19 23:24 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-19 23:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-19 12:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-19 00:41 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-19 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-18 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 01:57 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 01:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-17 14:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 03:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 15:51 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-16 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 17:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 05:43 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-15 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-14 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-14 06:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 18:54 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-13 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-13 07:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 20:08 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-12 08:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-11 21:24 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-11 21:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-11 21:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.5
  30. 2026-09-11 20:47 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-11 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 20:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 6.9
  33. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-11 10:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-11 10:44 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-11 10:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-10 23:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-10 11:43 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-10 11:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-10 00:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-09 12:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-09 01:35 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-09 01:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-08 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-08 12:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-08 01:31 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-08 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-07 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-07 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-06 14:41 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-09-06 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-09-06 03:19 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-09-06 03:18 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.5
  57. 2026-09-06 02:41 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-09-06 02:40 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-86161?
CVE-2026-86161 is a high vulnerability published on September 6, 2026. A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Online Voting System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /ajax.php?action=delete_category. Performing a manipulation of the argument ID results in sql injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been…
When was CVE-2026-86161 disclosed?
CVE-2026-86161 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 6, 2026, with the most recent update on September 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-86161 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-86161 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-2026-86161?
CVE-2026-86161 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-86161?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-86161, 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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