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title: "CVE-2026-44262: Scramble vulnerable to remote code execution via evaluation of user-controlled input in validation rules"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2026-44262/
description: "CVE-2026-44262 (dedoc/scramble (Composer (PHP))): Scramble generates API documentation for Laravel project. From 0.13.2 to before 0.13.22, when…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2026-05-12
date_modified: 2026-05-13
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2026-44262"
kev: false
cvss: 9.4
epss: 0.03872
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2026-44262: Scramble vulnerable to remote code execution via evaluation of user-controlled input in validation rules

**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 3.9% , percentile 90: FIRST’s model estimates a 3.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (elevated). 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 dedoc/scramble (Composer (PHP)) >= 0.13.2, <= 0.13.21, fixed in 0.13.22 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

Scramble generates API documentation for Laravel project. From 0.13.2 to before 0.13.22, when documentation endpoints are publicly accessible and validation rules reference user-controlled input, request supplied data may be evaluated during documentation generation, leading to execution of arbitrary PHP code in the application context. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.13.22.

## Affected packages

- Composer (PHP) `dedoc/scramble` >= 0.13.2, <= 0.13.21 → fixed: 0.13.22

## Affected products (CVE record)

- dedoc scramble: >= 0.13.2, < 0.13.22

## Severity

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

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 3.87% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 90.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-4rm2-28vj-fj39](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4rm2-28vj-fj39)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2026-44262](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44262)
- [NVD entry CVE-2026-44262](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44262)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dedoc/scramble/security/advisories/GHSA-4rm2-28vj-fj39)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dedoc/scramble/releases/tag/v0.13.22)

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