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CVE-2026-46493 haxtheweb CVE debrief

CVE-2026-46493 is a HIGH severity vulnerability in HAX CMS, a microsite universe management system. Versions prior to 26.0.1 use `uniqid` for generating salts, which is unsuitable. This vulnerability was published on [cvePublishedAt] and modified on [cveModifiedAt].

Vendor
haxtheweb
Product
haxcms-php
CVSS
HIGH 7.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-05
Original CVE updated
2026-07-23
Advisory published
2026-06-05
Advisory updated
2026-07-23

Who should care

Users of HAX CMS versions prior to 26.0.1 should update to version 26.0.1 or later to address this vulnerability.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by the use of `uniqid` for generating salts in HAX CMS versions prior to 26.0.1. This was fixed in version 26.0.1.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update to version 26.0.1 or later

Evidence notes

The CVE-2026-46493 record and NVD detail can be found at [resourceLinkAnnotations:cve-org] and [resourceLinkAnnotations:nvd], respectively.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-46493 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46493

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-46493 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46493

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.