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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
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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.
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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
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/blob/8b8845b16e521a326929471e16903f60c6638e8f/install.php
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/haxtheweb/haxcms-php/commit/4b83cbdf8782c75bdcdd4f57ba72fba1c6dac147
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://github.com/haxtheweb/issues/security/advisories/GHSA-xg43-xm47-74cp
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.