HortusFox-Web prior to version 6.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary OS commands as the web server user by abusing the Import/Export functionality. Attackers can leverage the Import/Export feature, which is intended solely for data portability, to deploy and execute malicious code on the underlying application server host.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hortusfox-web-remote-code-execution-via-import-export
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/releases/tag/v6.1
https://github.com/danielbrendel/hortusfox-web/commit/1c7108f23fa30759d6f3bf62f0cfbf975bdc0a3b
Published: 2026-09-17
Updated: 2026-09-18
Base Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.6
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00531