Answer in brief
CVE-2026-87929 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in MaxSite CMS through 109.6 Authentication Bypass via Hardcoded Encryption Key. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps MaxSite/MaxSite CMS (generic), MaxSite/MaxSite CMS (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps MaxSite/MaxSite CMS (generic), MaxSite/MaxSite CMS (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| MaxSite/MaxSite CMSgeneric | 0.78 | Not reported |
| MaxSite/MaxSite CMSgeneric | >=0.78 <=109.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 24, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 9, 2026
MaxSite CMS through 109.6 ships with a hardcoded session encryption key in application/config/config.php that is never changed during installation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to forge administrator session cookies. Attackers can mint a malicious ci_session cookie with administrator privileges by computing an HMAC-SHA1 using the publicly known encryption key, bypassing authentication checks in is_login() and mso_check_allow() functions.
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