Is CVE-2026-8054 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8054 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-8054?

Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 27 May 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

dotCMS 25.11.04-1 through 26.04.28-02.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8054?

A patch was published on 2026-05-04: Pull request to parameterize queries merged into main branch. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-8054 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-8054?

Check whether you run dotCMS 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.

CVE-2026-8054: dotCMS Core SQL injection in Publish Audit API

CVE-2026-8054 · Severity: info · CVSS 10 · Published 2026-05-27

dotCMS, a content management system used to power corporate websites and applications, contains a critical vulnerability in its Publish Audit API. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely access or modify the underlying database without a password. Successful exploitation could lead to the theft of sensitive customer data, unauthorized modification of website content, or the complete destruction of database records.

Technologies: dotCMS. Vendors: dotCMS.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-8054 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8054 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-8054?: Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 27 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: dotCMS 25.11.04-1 through 26.04.28-02.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8054?: A patch was published on 2026-05-04: Pull request to parameterize queries merged into main branch. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-8054 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-8054?: Check whether you run dotCMS 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

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in the Publish Audit API endpoints (/api/auditPublishing/get and /api/auditPublishing/getAll) of dotCMS Core. The root cause is the improper neutralization of the 'bundle-id' parameter within the getPublishAuditStatuses method, where input was manually wrapped in single quotes and formatted into a dynamic SQL IN clause without parameterization. Because these endpoints did not enforce authentication, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary SQL commands against the backend database. The vulnerability is fixed in version 26.04.28-03 by implementing parameterized queries and enforcing backend user permissions. LTS releases are reportedly unaffected.

Affected products

dotCMS dotCMS Core 25.11.04-1 through 26.04.28-02

Timeline

2026-05-04: patched: Pull request to parameterize queries merged into main branch.
2026-05-27: advisory: CVE-2026-8054 published.

References

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