CVE-2026-55579 PUBLISHED

Pheditor: Hardcoded default password 'admin' with no forced change enables full application compromise

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 16.06.2026 Published: 27.07.2026 Updated: 27.07.2026

Pheditor is a single-file editor and file manager written in PHP. From version 2.0.1 to before version 2.0.6, Pheditor ships with a hardcoded default password admin (SHA-512 hash stored at pheditor.php:11). There is no mechanism to force a password change on first login. Any deployment using the default credentials grants an attacker full access to the file editor, file upload, and terminal features, enabling arbitrary file read/write and remote code execution. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.6.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor pheditor
Product pheditor
Versions
  • Version >= 2.0.1, < 2.0.6 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials CWE