CVE-2026-45344: Kovah LinkAce · Injection
Affects Kovah LinkAceSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High : upgrade to 2.5.6 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.5.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade LinkAce and kovah/linkace to 2.5.6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| KovahLinkAce | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubkovah/linkacepkg:github/kovah/linkaceOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade LinkAce to version 2.5.6 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the fix in 2.5.6, applying this update fully mitigates the issue. Restrict access to the setup endpoints to trusted users only until the upgrade is applied. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor fix in version 2.5.6.
Description
LinkAce is a self-hosted archive to collect website links. Prior to 2.5.6, the setup database configuration flow on uninitialized LinkAce instances accepts attacker-controlled database credential fields and writes them back into .env without escaping. A remote attacker who can reach the setup endpoints and supply a database they control can inject mail configuration variables and achieve command execution when the application later sends mail. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.5.6.