CVE-2026-72592
Unauthenticated file upload in phpfm allows remote PHP code execution.
Is CVE-2026-72592 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72592 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 0.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72592?
CVE-2026-72592 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. 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-2026-72592?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-72592, 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-2026-72592 affect?
CVE-2026-72592 affects dulldusk/phpfm <= 1.8.0, PHP web servers running phpfm with default config (empty upload filter, no auth). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72592?
Disable uploads or take phpfm offline, enable authentication, block access, scan for webshells; apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can upload a PHP webshell and execute arbitrary code, enabling full server compromise and data access.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.8.0
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.