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CVE-2026-40829

HIGHCVSS 7/10EPSS 0.29%

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CVE-2026-40829 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7/10 on the CVSS scale. A high privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the view.html.php files UpdateParam function due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL UPDATE command allowing for reading the whole database and changing values in a non critical table. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality and some loss of integrity.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A high privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the view.html.php files UpdateParam function due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL UPDATE command allowing for reading the whole database and changing values in a non critical table. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality and some loss of integrity.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

CVSS 4.0
7/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.29%

21.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

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Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-40829?
A high privileged remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the view.html.php files UpdateParam function due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL UPDATE command allowing for reading the whole database and changing values in a non critical table. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality and some loss of integrity.
How severe is CVE-2026-40829?
CVE-2026-40829 has a CVSS score of 7/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-40829?
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Source: NVD / NIST