Is CVE-2026-86179 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86179 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-86179?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 6 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Code-Projects Daily Expense Manager 1.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86179?

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-2026-86179 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-86179?

Check whether you run Code-Projects Daily Expense Manager 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-2026-86179: code-projects Daily Expense Manager information disclosure in database backup handler

CVE-2026-86179 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-09-06

Daily Expense Manager is a PHP-based expense tracking application. The application stores sensitive database backup files (.sql) in a web-accessible directory, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download the complete database containing all stored financial data and user information by directly requesting the backup file via HTTP.

Vendors: Code-Projects.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-86179 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86179 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-86179?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 6 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Code-Projects Daily Expense Manager 1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86179?: 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-2026-86179 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-86179?: Check whether you run Code-Projects Daily Expense Manager 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

This vulnerability is a sensitive information disclosure issue caused by improper file placement in the web root. The vulnerable component is the Database Backup Handler, which stores SQL database dump files (exp_ak.sql) in the publicly accessible /Daily-Expense-Manager/ directory. An attacker can remotely request this file without authentication via HTTP GET requests and download the entire database backup, exposing user credentials, financial records, and other sensitive data. The root cause is a configuration/deployment error rather than a code flaw. The fix involves moving database files outside the web root, implementing proper access controls, and removing SQL files from the document root directory.

Affected products

code-projects Daily Expense Manager 1.0

Timeline

2026-09-06: disclosed

References

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