Medium severity · published Oct 27, 2026
CVE-2026-116894
REDAXO before 5.21.5 Insufficient Session Expiration on Password Change
New
4.2
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
REDAXO before 5.21.5 contains an insufficient session expiration vulnerability that allows attackers to retain account access by keeping the current session and stay-logged-in key valid after a password change. Attackers who obtained a user's session id or stay-logged-in cookie can keep backend access after the password change, via the cookie for up to three months.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
core · redaxo
before 5.21.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116894
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116894
github.com
https://github.com/redaxo/core/commit/672d22a779bfce7aa4aa445d9c831a824fb86896
github.com
https://github.com/redaxo/core/security/advisories/GHSA-mjjv-vffq-g5h6
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/redaxo-before-5.21.5-insufficient-session-expiration-on-password-change
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