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CVE-2026-55579: Pheditor: Hardcoded default password 'admin' with no forced change enables full application compromise

July 16, 2026

Pheditor ships with a hardcoded default password admin (SHA-512 hash stored at pheditor.php:11). There is no mechanism to force a password change on first login. Any deployment using the default credentials grants an attacker full access to the file editor, file upload, and terminal features, enabling arbitrary file read/write and remote code execution.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-p4h7-p9rj-2pq2
  • github.com/pheditor/pheditor/releases/tag/2.0.6
  • github.com/pheditor/pheditor/security/advisories/GHSA-p4h7-p9rj-2pq2
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55579

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.0.1 before 2.0.6

Fixed versions

  • 2.0.6

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.6 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Source file

packagist/pheditor/pheditor/CVE-2026-55579.yml

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