Deserialization in Maxsite Cms

CVE-2026-70554

MaxSite CMS contains a PHP object injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by passing attacker-controlled serialized data in the maxsite_comuser cookie directly to unserialize() without validation or class allowlisting. Attackers can craft a malicious serialized PHP object payload delivered in a single HTTP request to trigger magic methods during object graph reconstruction, enabling property-oriented programming attacks or remote code execution via available gadget chains such as those targeting SoapClient or Imagick extensions.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-70554?
CVE-2026-70554 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Maxsite Cms, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-70554?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.