Vulnerability · CVE-2026-29905
Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a persistent Denial of Service (DoS) via a malformed image upload.
Published Mar 26, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Kirby CMS through 5.1.4
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-29905. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Kirby CMS through 5.1.4).
- 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
- Medium6.5
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.57%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe getkirby/kirby
Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a persistent Denial of Service (DoS) via a malformed image upload. The application fails to properly validate the return value of the PHP getimagesize() function. When the system attempts to process this file for metadata or thumbnail generation, it triggers a fatal TypeError.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe getkirby/kirbyversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-29905
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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-2026-29905. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 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-20: Improper Input Validation; CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value. EPSS 0.57%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 26, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a persistent Denial of Service (DoS) via a malformed image upload. The application fails to properly validate the return value of the PHP getimagesize() function. When the system attempts to process this file for metadata or thumbnail generation, it triggers a fatal TypeError.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a persistent Denial of Service (DoS) via a malformed image upload. The application fails to properly validate the return value of the PHP getimagesize() function. When the system attempts to process this file for metadata or thumbnail generation, it triggers a fatal TypeError.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-29905
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-29905
30-day exploitation probability 0.6%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-29905
Kirby CMS through 5.1.4 allows an authenticated user with 'Editor' permissions to cause a persistent Denial of Service (DoS) via a malformed image upload. The application fails to properly validate the return value of the PHP getimagesize() function. When the system attempts to p
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.