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title: "CVE-2026-42569: phpVMS has an /importer authorization bypass causing full database wipe"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-42569/
description: "CVE-2026-42569 (nabeel/phpvms (Composer (PHP))): phpVMS is a PHP application to run and simulate an airline. Prior to version 7.0.6, a critical…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-05-09
date_modified: 2026-05-13
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-42569"
kev: false
cvss: 9.4
epss: 0.01323
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-42569: phpVMS has an /importer authorization bypass causing full database wipe

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 1.3% , percentile 71: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes nabeel/phpvms (Composer (PHP)) < 7.0.6, fixed in 7.0.6 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

phpVMS is a PHP application to run and simulate an airline. Prior to version 7.0.6, a critical vulnerability in phpVMS allowed unauthenticated access to a legacy import feature. This issue has been patched in version 7.0.6.

## Affected packages

- Composer (PHP) `nabeel/phpvms` < 7.0.6 → fixed: 7.0.6

## Affected products (CVE record)

- phpvms phpvms: < 7.0.6

## Severity

- GitHub_M CVSS 3.1: 9.4 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.4 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact partial .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 71.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-42569](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42569)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-42569](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42569)
- [github.com](https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/security/advisories/GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh)
- [github.com](https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/commit/f59ba8e0e8fc25c60c3faf14e526cfd49df3f7dc)
- [github.com](https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.6)
- [github.com](https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.7)

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Source page: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-42569/ · Security Digest: https://erroneo.us/security/ · More: https://erroneo.us/llms.txt