CVE-2026-27760CWE-94

OpenCATS PHP Code Injection via installer AJAX endpoint

Critical · published April 28, 2026

CVSS v4.0
9.2
EPSS
3%
Percentile
88.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

OpenCATS prior to commit 3002a29 contains a PHP code injection vulnerability in the installer AJAX endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting PHP statements into the databaseConnectivity action parameter. Attackers can break out of the define() string context in config.php using a single quote and statement separator to inject malicious PHP code that persists and executes on every subsequent page load when the installation wizard remains incomplete.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
9.2 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.03433 · 88.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-04-28T13:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 SEP 03:25Z
    EPSS moved 35% → 3%
    epss
  • 28 APR 13:43Z
    OpenCATS PHP Code Injection via installer AJAX endpoint
    cvelistv5