RCE in Akpali9 Attendance-Management-System
CVE-2026-15493
A vulnerability was detected in Akpali9 Attendance-Management-System up to 70b91fe38f4195b701a45f0edcd4f42d5f64aeee. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file absent.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument export_date results in cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. This product is using a rolling release to provide continious delivery. Therefore, no version details for affected nor updated releases are available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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: 0.003 (24.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Akpali9 Attendance-Management-System — versions 70b91fe38f4195b701a45f0edcd4f42d5f64aeee
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/377800 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/377800/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15493 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/844298 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-15493?
- CVE-2026-15493 is a low-severity vulnerability in Akpali9 Attendance-Management-System, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-15493?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.