# CVE-2026-112296: FlyCms default credentials remote admin access

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-112296-flycms-through-commit-edfdf724-contains-a-default-credentials  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-19. Updated: 2026-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-112296 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-10-19

FlyCms is an open-source Q&A and community knowledge-base platform built on Java. An attacker with network access can log in as a super administrator using hardcoded default credentials (username "flycms", password "admin123"), gaining full control over site content, user accounts, and system configuration.

Technologies: [Sunkaifei Flycms](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/flycms). Vendors: [Sunkaifei](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/sunkaifei).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-112296 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112296 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-112296?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 19 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Sunkaifei Flycms through commit edfdf724.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112296?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-112296 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-112296?** Check whether you run Sunkaifei Flycms at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

FlyCms contains hardcoded default super administrator credentials (flycms/admin123) accessible via unauthenticated POST requests to /api/auth/login. Authentication requires only solving an image captcha, no valid account ownership verification. Exploitation grants complete administrative control including user and content management.

## Affected products

- sunkaifei FlyCms through commit edfdf724

## Timeline

- 2026-10-19: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/sunkaifei/FlyCms](https://github.com/sunkaifei/FlyCms)
- [https://github.com/sunkaifei/FlyCms/blob/edfdf724c3b944310f60c29aa755d03a00a75837/README.md](https://github.com/sunkaifei/FlyCms/blob/edfdf724c3b944310f60c29aa755d03a00a75837/README.md)

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