High severity · published Jun 5, 2026
CVE-2026-46493
haxtheweb/haxcms-php uses insecure method for generating salt
7.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HAX CMS helps manage microsite universe with PHP or NodeJs backends. Versions prior to 26.0.1 use `uniqid` for generating salts, which is unsuitable. Version 26.0.1 fixes the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HA
haxcms-php · haxtheweb
< 26.0.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46493
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46493
github.com
https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/blob/8b8845b16e521a326929471e16903f60c6638e8f/install.php#L188-L191
github.com
https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/commit/4b83cbdf8782c75bdcdd4f57ba72fba1c6dac147
github.com
https://github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advisories/GHSA-xg43-xm47-74cp
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