CVE-2026-57518
Authenticated user can escalate privileges to install a PHP package, enabling RCE.
Is CVE-2026-57518 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-57518 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-57518?
CVE-2026-57518 is rated High. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-57518?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-57518, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-57518 affect?
CVE-2026-57518 affects Pagekit CMS 1.0.18. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-57518?
Upgrade to fixed Pagekit version; audit permissions; disable package installer.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Escalates to a custom role with system: manage packages, enabling remote code execution via PHP package installer.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 1.0.18
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.