CVE-2026-26700: sourcecodester Personnel Property Equipment System · SQL Injection
Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 35% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Given the absence of an official patch, organizations should immediately implement the following mitigations: 1) Employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with rules specifically designed to detect and block SQL Injection attempts targeting the /ppes/admin/edit_employee.php endpoint. 2) Conduct thorough input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied data, especially parameters processed by the vulnerable script, using parameterized queries or prepared statements where possible. 3) Restrict network access to the administrative interface to trusted IP addresses or VPN-only access to reduce exposure. 4) Monitor database logs and application logs for unusual queries or error messages indicative of injection attempts. 5) Consider deploying runtime application self-protection (RASP) tools to detect and block injection attacks in real time. 6) Plan for an urgent update or replacement of the affected software once a patch becomes available. 7) Educate administrators and developers about secure coding practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities.
Description
sourcecodester Personnel Property Equipment System v1.0 is vulnerable to SQL Injection in /ppes/admin/edit_employee.php.