Is CVE-2026-86226 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86226 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-86226?

Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.5, published 6 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Projectworlds Online Attendance System 1.0.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86226?

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-2026-86226 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-86226?

Check whether you run Projectworlds Online Attendance System 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-2026-86226: Projectworlds Online Attendance System stored XSS in profile email field

CVE-2026-86226 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.5 · Published 2026-09-06

Projectworlds Online Attendance System is a PHP-based application used to track student and employee attendance. A stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the user profile email field allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript that executes whenever the profile is viewed, potentially leading to session hijacking and account takeover due to lack of HttpOnly flag on session cookies.

Vendors: Projectworlds.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-86226 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86226 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-86226?: Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.5, published 6 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Projectworlds Online Attendance System 1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86226?: 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-2026-86226 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-86226?: Check whether you run Projectworlds Online Attendance System 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

The vulnerability is a stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) flaw in the profile management functionality (profile.php, update_profile.php, process_signup.php). The root cause is an overly permissive email validation regex in the verify() helper that only blocks whitespace characters but allows HTML metacharacters (<, >, ", '), permitting attackers to inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript payloads during registration or profile update. The injected payload is stored in the database and later reflected unescaped within an HTML attribute on the profile page, breaking out of attribute context and executing in the victim's browser. Attack vector is network-based with no special authentication required beyond account creation. Session hijacking is possible because the PHPSESSID cookie lacks the HttpOnly flag, allowing injected scripts to read and exfiltrate session tokens. No patch information is currently available; the advisory indicates ongoing coordination with maintainers.

Affected products

Projectworlds Online Attendance System 1.0

Timeline

2026-09-06: disclosed: Published to NVD
2026-09-06: other: Exploit released publicly

References

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