Vulnerability in Picocms Pico
CVE-2026-72574
A host header injection vulnerability in picocms/Pico through 2.1.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to control the origin of JavaScript and CSS assets loaded by the default theme. When base_url is unset (the default), Pico::getBaseUrl in lib/Pico.php builds the base URL from unvalidated Host, X-Forwarded-Host, X-Forwarded-Proto, and X-Forwarded-Port request headers.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (15.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Picocms Pico — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (third-party-advisory)
- 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (third-party-advisory)
- 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (technical-description)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-72574?
- CVE-2026-72574 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Picocms Pico, classified under Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-72574?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.