Critical severity · published Oct 1, 2026
CVE-2026-53953
GetSimple CMS: Predictable Password Reset Password Allows Administrator Account Takeover
9.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
GetSimple CMS is a content management system (CMS), and GetSimple CMS CE is the community edition of that CMS. In version 3.3.22, the password reset endpoint can be accessed without authentication. When a reset request is submitted for an existing user, the application generates a new temporary password and immediately stores its hash as the user's new password. The temporary password is generated using PHP rand() seeded with microtime(). Because this seed is time-based and has a limited effective search space, an attacker can generate possible reset password candidates. Since the admin login endpoint does not enforce rate limiting or account lockout, these candidates can be tested online until the correct password is found. Successful exploitation may lead to administrator account takeover. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GE
GetSimpleCMS-CE · GetSimpleCMS-CE
= 3.3.22 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53953
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53953
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/GetSimpleCMS-CE/GetSimpleCMS-CE/security/advisories/GHSA-vvhx-56q2-gcjq
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