Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8266

chancms chancms Improper Input Validation

Published Mar 31, 2026 · corrected/updated Mar 31, 2026 · chancms chancms · evidence confidence very high

A vulnerability has been found in yanyutao0402 ChanCMS up to 3.1.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getArticle of the file app/modules/cms/controller/collect.js. The manipulation of the argument targetUrl leads to deserialization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.1.3 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2025-8266 is a unknown public vulnerability record for chancms chancms. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether chancms chancms is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: chancms chancms. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: EPSS 1.0%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Mar 31, 2026. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 31, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    A vulnerability has been found in yanyutao0402 ChanCMS up to 3.1.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getArticle of the file app/modules/cms/controller/collect.js. The manipulation of the argument targetUrl leads to deserialization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.1.3 i

  2. Mar 31, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor chancms chancmsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8266

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8266

    30-day exploitation probability 1.0%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2025-8266

    A vulnerability has been found in yanyutao0402 ChanCMS up to 3.1.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getArticle of the file app/modules/cms/controller/collect.js. The manipulation of the argument targetUrl leads to deserialization. The att

    vulncheck.com

References