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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-21861

baserCMS is a website development framework.

Published Mar 31, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · baserCMS is a website

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21861. EPSS is 2.28%. Act only if a listed version of baserCMS is a website is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (baserCMS is a website).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.28%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe basercms/basercms

baserCMS is a website development framework. Prior to version 5.2.3, baserCMS contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the core update functionality. An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands on the server due to improper handling of user-controlled input that is directly passed to exec() without sufficient validation or escaping. This issue has been patched in version 5.2.3.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe basercms/basercmsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-21861

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-21861. EPSS is 2.28%. Act only if a listed version of baserCMS is a website is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 2.28%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 31, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    baserCMS is a website development framework. Prior to version 5.2.3, baserCMS contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the core update functionality. An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands on the server due to improper handling of user-controlled input that is directly passed to exec() without sufficient validation or escaping. This issue has been patched in vers

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    baserCMS is a website development framework. Prior to version 5.2.3, baserCMS contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the core update functionality. An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands on the server due to improper handling of user-controlled input that is directly passed to exec() without sufficient validation or escaping. This issue has been patched in vers

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21861

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-21861

    30-day exploitation probability 2.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21861

    baserCMS is a website development framework. Prior to version 5.2.3, baserCMS contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the core update functionality. An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands on the server due to improper handling of user-controlle

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.