CVE•Published 2026-05-17•Modified 2026-05-18•0 articles on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-8740

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CVSS v3.1

6.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-791Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements CWE-1336Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

Description

A flaw has been found in Sanluan PublicCMS 5.202506.d. The impacted element is the function execute of the file publiccms-core/src/main/java/com/publiccms/views/directive/tools/TemplateResultDirective.java of the component templateResult API. This manipulation of the argument templateContent causes improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-17

Modified 2026-05-18

External references

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