Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-86277 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86277 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-86277?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 7 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86277?
- 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-2026-86277 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-86277?
- Check whether you run SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination 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 an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) / broken access control flaw affecting multiple PHP files including delete_exam.php, approve_enrollment.php, download.php, edit_exam.php, take_exam.php, and view.php. The root cause is the absence of proper authorization checks before processing user-supplied parameters (primarily the ID argument). An attacker can remotely manipulate object references to perform unauthorized actions such as deleting other instructors' exams, approving or rejecting enrollments, downloading restricted content, and taking exams they are not enrolled in. The attack requires network connectivity but minimal or no authentication in some cases. No patch availability is confirmed in the advisory.
Affected products
- SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0
Timeline
- 2026-09-07: disclosed