CVE-2026-27161

Unauthenticated Information Disclosure via .htaccess Reliance in Sensitive Directories

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 20, 2026 at 11:19 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:26 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsGetsimple CMSGetSimpleCMS-CE

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

GetSimple CMS is a content management system. All versions of GetSimple CMS rely on .htaccess files to restrict access to sensitive directories such as /data/ and /backups/. If Apache AllowOverride is disabled (common in hardened or shared hosting environments), these protections are silently ignored, allowing unauthenticated attackers to list and download sensitive files including authorization.xml, which contains cryptographic salts and API keys. This issue does not have a fix at the time of publication.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS-CE/GetSimpleCMS-CE/security/advisories/GHSA-f63g-xh6j-q56g

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-200

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