CVE-2026-27161 HIGH

CVE-2026-27161: Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via .htaccess Reliance in Sensitive Directories

Vendor Getsimplecms-Ce
Product GetSimpleCMS-CE
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published February 20, 2026
Last update February 25, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

GetSimple CMS is a content management system. All versions of GetSimple CMS rely on .htaccess files to restrict access to sensitive directories such as /data/ and /backups/. If Apache AllowOverride is disabled (common in hardened or shared hosting environments), these protections are silently ignored, allowing unauthenticated attackers to list and download sensitive files including authorization.xml, which contains cryptographic salts and API keys. This issue does not have a fix at the time of publication.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 20, 2026 CVE published
February 25, 2026 Record updated

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04Related CVE

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