Critical severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-54454
OpenCATS: Authenticated RCE in the Import module
9.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenCATS is an open-source applicant tracking system and recruitment CRM for staffing agencies and hiring teams. Prior to 0.10.0, the OpenCATS Import module in modules/import/ImportUI.php can preserve an uploaded file's original name for one import data type and place the file in the web-accessible temporary directory. An authenticated user with Import privileges can select the affected import path and upload a PHP file that remains under an attacker-controlled executable filename, and an import error can leave the file on disk. If the temporary directory is served with PHP execution enabled, requesting the staged file can execute arbitrary PHP code with the web server process privileges, exposing or modifying recruiting data and the host system. This issue is fixed in version 0.10.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenCATS · opencats
< 0.10.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54454
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54454
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/security/advisories/GHSA-v9gx-5qhj-jf7c
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/pull/808
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/commit/7f151741598c36c8233ada4b6b64f12b721d4907
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/opencats/OpenCATS/releases/tag/v0.10.0
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