RCE in Saruf-Ratul Hr-Payroll-Management-System
CVE-2026-116640
A flaw has been found in Saruf-Ratul HR-Payroll-Management-System e7cd81477001afdee95b843fd4137894d9418c9f/3fd6f45ead9f8197510c0910f759e06ee67251e5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file chat.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument ID can lead to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.
Affected products
- Saruf-Ratul Hr-Payroll-Management-System — versions 3fd6f45ead9f8197510c0910f759e06ee67251e5, e7cd81477001afdee95b843fd4137894d9418c9f
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/426581 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/426581/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116640 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/1024502 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/Saruf-Ratul/HR-Payroll-Management-System/issues/1 (issue-tracking, exploit)
- github.com/Saruf-Ratul/HR-Payroll-Management-System/ (product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-116640?
- CVE-2026-116640 is a low-severity vulnerability in Saruf-Ratul Hr-Payroll-Management-System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2026-116640?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.