CVE-2026-55579

Published: Lug 27, 2026 Last Modified: Lug 27, 2026

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CRITICAL 9,8

Source: [email protected]

Attack Vector: network

Attack Complexity: low

Privileges Required: none

User Interaction: none

Scope: unchanged

Confidentiality: high

Integrity: high

Availability: high

Description

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Pheditor is a single-file editor and file manager written in PHP. From version 2.0.1 to before version 2.0.6, Pheditor ships with a hardcoded default password admin (SHA-512 hash stored at pheditor.php:11). There is no mechanism to force a password change on first login. Any deployment using the default credentials grants an attacker full access to the file editor, file upload, and terminal features, enabling arbitrary file read/write and remote code execution. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.6.

798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Draft

Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple

Common Consequences

Security Scopes Affected:

Access Control Integrity Confidentiality Availability Other

Potential Impacts:

Bypass Protection Mechanism Read Application Data Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Other

Applicable Platforms

Technologies: Mobile, ICS/OT

Likelihood of Exploit: High

View CWE Details

https://github.com/pheditor/pheditor/security/advisories/GH…

https://github.com/pheditor/pheditor/security/advisories/GHSA-p4h7-p9rj-2pq2

https://github.com/pheditor/pheditor/releases/tag/2.0.6