Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2026-2161?

A high-severity vulnerability in Directory Management System 1.0 affecting the password reset functionality poses a significant risk to administrative account security and system access control.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2026-2161?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2026-2161. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-2161?

Within 24 hours: Inventory all instances of Directory Management System 1.0 in production and development environments; disable or restrict access to /admin/forget-password.php if operationally feasible; monitor authentication logs for suspicious activity. Within 7 days: Implement network segmentation to limit admin panel access to trusted IP ranges; deploy WAF rules to block exploitation attempts against the vulnerable endpoint; contact the vendor for patch availability and timeline. Within 30 days: Upgrade to a patched version when available or migrate to an alternative directory management solution; conduct a security audit of compromised administrative accounts.

PHP CVE-2026-2161

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-2161?

CVE-2026-2161 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

MEDIUM

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') (CWE-74)

2026-02-08 cna@vuldb.com

PHP SQLi

5.5

CVSS 4.0 · NVD

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NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

Severity Changed

Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD

HIGH MEDIUM

CVSS changed

Apr 29, 2026 - 01:11 NVD

7.3 (HIGH) 5.5 (MEDIUM)

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Feb 10, 2026 - 13:58 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Feb 08, 2026 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.3

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability was found in itsourcecode Directory Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /admin/forget-password.php. The manipulation of the argument email results in sql injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

AnalysisAI

SQL injection in itsourcecode Directory Management System 1.0 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to manipulate the email parameter in /admin/forget-password.php and execute arbitrary database queries. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability and no patch is currently available. …

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Access

Send crafted SQL payload in email parameter

Exploit

Bypass authentication logic

Execution

Inject malicious SQL commands

Impact

Execute arbitrary database queries

Access

Send crafted SQL payload in email parameter

Exploit

Bypass authentication logic

Execution

Inject malicious SQL commands

Impact

Execute arbitrary database queries

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation	itsourcecode Directory Management System 1.0 with /admin/forget-password.php accessible. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment	CVSS 7.3 (HIGH). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario	A remote attacker (requires authentication) could exploit this flaw, sql injection.
Remediation	Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: Inventory all instances of Directory Management System 1.0 in production and development environments; disable or restrict access to /admin/forget-password.php if operationally feasible; monitor authentication logs for suspicious activity. …

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