Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-40816

High
Microsoft: not affectedMSmacOS: not affectedMacLinux: not affectedLnxMobile: not affectedMobNetwork: not affectedNetApplication: not affectedAppOther: affectedOth

Published: 27 May 2026

Published
27 May 2026
Modified
27 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0005 15.5th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-40816 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Certvde (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 15.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190).
Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Unauthenticated remote SQL injection in a PHP web endpoint directly enables exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190) for unauthorized data access.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability in the mb24alarm.php files _mb24confi_getTagAlarm function due to improper neutralization of special elements in a SQL SELECT command. This can result in a total loss of confidentiality.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-89
OWASP Top 10 Web 2025
A05:2025

Affected Products

Certvde
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

EU & UK References

References