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CVE-2026-8054

10.0
Critical
EPSS 2%Patch availableMay 28, 2026

Unauthenticated SQLi in dotCMS Publish Audit API endpoints /api/auditPublishing/get and /api/auditPublishing/getAll.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-8054 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-8054 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 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-8054?

CVE-2026-8054 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. 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-2026-8054?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-8054. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-8054 affect?

CVE-2026-8054 affects dotCMS Core 25.11.04-1 to 26.04.28-02. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-8054?

Patch to 26.04.28-03; enforce auth on publish endpoints; monitor logs.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
dotCMS Core 25.11.04-1 to 26.04.28-02
impact

Remote attacker can read/modify/destroy arbitrary DB content via unauthenticated endpoints.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
dotCMS dotCMS Core
  • affected>= 25.11.04-1 and <= 26.04.28-02
vendor says fixed in26.04.28-03

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.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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