CVE-2026-114260 oretnom23 CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders of systems using oretnom23 file-management-system-php should assess exposure and prioritize verification and mitigation. This includes reviewing authentication mechanisms for the delete_folder function, assessing exposure of the AJAX Handler to unauthorized access, and monitoring for potential exploitation attempts. Security teams should verify the presence of this vulnerability in their systems and apply patches or mitigations as available.

Why it matters

The CVE-2026-114260 vulnerability in oretnom23 file-management-system-php allows remote attackers to delete folders without authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data loss.

• Verify authentication mechanisms for delete_folder function
• Assess exposure of AJAX Handler to unauthorized access
• Monitor for potential exploitation attempts
• Apply patches or mitigations as available

Technical summary

The vulnerability affects the function delete_folder of the file ajax.php of the component AJAX Handler in oretnom23 file-management-system-php up to 2e3c1ebe60f121e8df4fb3f544f0e9591d9a01e4. The manipulation of the argument ID leads to missing authentication, allowing remote attackers to delete folders without authentication. This could lead to unauthorized access and data loss. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and may be used by attackers. The project was informed early but has not responded yet. There is no official patch available.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying the presence of this vulnerability in their systems and applying patches or mitigations as available.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify the presence of this vulnerability in your systems
• Apply patches or mitigations as available
• Monitor for potential exploitation attempts
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet. There is no official patch available, and the product uses continuous delivery with rolling releases. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. The CVE record was published on 2026-10-21T16:45:08.221Z and has not been modified since then.

Sources and 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.