CVE-2026-68531Network attack vectorHinoki check available

Authenticated denial of service via LIKE wildcards

Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026

Denial of service in Concrete CMS 9.0.0 through 9.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to degrade site responsiveness via keyword searches. File manager, file-folder, and page-list filters place keyword input into SQL LIKE clauses without escaping wildcard metacharacters, forcing broad row evaluation. Editor-level or higher privileges are required, and repeated wildcard-dense searches can sustain database CPU and I/O load on large sites.

CVSS severity2.1
Low
EPSS probability0.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Concrete CMS 9.0.0 through 9.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to degrade site responsiveness via keyword searches. File manager, file-folder, and page-list filters place keyword input into SQL LIKE clauses without escaping wildcard metacharacters, forcing broad row evaluation. Editor-level or higher privileges are required, and repeated wildcard-dense searches can sustain database CPU and I/O load on large sites.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-68531
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated
Sep 15, 2026
Vendor
Concrete CMS
Product
Concrete CMS
Classifications
T1499.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.0.0 <=9.5.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Concrete CMS · Concrete CMSversion=9.0.0 <=9.5.2

Published CVSS scores

2.1Concrete CMS security teamCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.003Application Exhaustion Flood

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