CVE-2026-70553

Description

MaxSite CMS contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code into the application configuration file by submitting crafted POST requests to the install endpoint after installation is complete. Attackers can supply a malicious db_dbprefix value containing a single quote to break out of a PHP string literal in application/config/database.php, appending attacker-controlled PHP statements that are executed by the web server on every subsequent request, resulting in persistent unauthenticated remote code execution as the web-server process user.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): VulnCheck
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.3 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Effective score: 9.3 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-94
Reserved: 2026-08-04
Published: 2026-08-04 19:37 UTC
Last updated: 2026-08-04 20:04 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/70xxx/CVE-2026-70553.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-70553 — MaxSite CMS Unauthenticated RCE via Install Endpoint

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
MaxSite	MaxSite CMS	`105.2` (affected), `109.6` (unaffected)	—

Vendor references (3)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

Product Repository product
Patch Commit patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/maxsite-cms-unauthenticated-rce-via-install-endpoint third-party-advisory

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-70553.json.

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