High severity · published Oct 28, 2026
CVE-2026-54453
OpenCATS: Authenticated Remote Code Execution via SettingsUI (manageProfessional)
New
7.2
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenCATS is an open-source applicant tracking system and recruitment CRM for staffing agencies and hiring teams. Prior to version 0.10.0, the Professional License configuration feature in `SettingsUI` (`manageProfessional`) accepts administrator-controlled license key input that is reconstructed into a PHP `define()` statement in `config.php` without safe escaping. Because the application includes `config.php`, crafted input can alter the file's PHP syntax and cause persistent arbitrary PHP execution with the web server process privileges. An authenticated administrator must have Settings module access and permission to update Professional License configuration, and `config.php` must be writable for this write-based path. Successful exploitation can read, modify or delete application data, expose candidate, contact, company, job order and user account information, alter the installation or configuration, and provide a foothold for further attacks. Unauthenticated exploitation and exploitation without Settings access are not established. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenCATS · opencats
< 0.10.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54453
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54453
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/security/advisories/GHSA-627w-743r-4cg2
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/802
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/commit/e422abf3b75d467bdee65277f56e41dfba928fc8
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/tree/v0.10.0
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