Vuln Signal Radar
public-safe defensive signal
HIGHpublic-safe

CVE-2026-54540

NVD: Pheditor is a single-file editor and file manager written in PHP. NVD: Prior to version 2.0.5, there is an authenticated terminal command whitelist bypass. NVD: The terminal feature checks whether the submitted command starts with one of the configured TERMINAL_COMMANDS values, then passes the full command string to shell_exec().

CVSS
8.8
Severity
HIGH
EPSS
0.0071 (50)
KEV
-

Source-published summary

NVD: Pheditor is a single-file editor and file manager written in PHP. NVD: Prior to version 2.0.5, there is an authenticated terminal command whitelist bypass. NVD: The terminal feature checks whether the submitted command starts with one of the configured TERMINAL_COMMANDS values, then passes the full command string to shell_exec().

Possible impact

Source describes authenticated boundary. Possible impact: This high severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for authenticated boundary.

Affected context

Affected product or version requires source confirmation.

Remediation / advisory

Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: version.

Why it matters

Source describes authenticated boundary. Possible impact: This high severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for authenticated boundary.; CVSS 8.8 (HIGH); EPSS percentile 50; not listed in KEV; Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: version; sources: NVD, OSV.

What to verify

Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.

Exposure hint

authenticated boundary

Impact tags

authenticated boundary review

Urgency reasons

CVSS HIGHvendor advisory presentrecent updateremediation reference present

Source-derived note

Summary derived from NVD / OSV description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.

Redaction metadata

source summary used
True
fallback summary used
False
unsafe procedural detail present
false
raw source displayed
false
public summary redacted
true

Remediation handoff

Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.

Safety note

This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.

Official references