Medium exploit reference

CVE-2026-41459 — Xerte Online Toolkits Path Disclosure via /setup

Xerte Online Toolkits versions 3.15 and earlier contain an information disclosure vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve the full server-side filesystem path of the application root. Attackers can send a GET request to the /setup page to access the exposed root_path value rendered in the HTML response, which enables exploitation of path-dependent vulnerabilities such as relative path traversal in connector.php.

Published Apr 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: NIST National Vulnerability Database, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: VulnCheck

Moderate

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

Metasploit modules · 1

How the score was calculated

Public exploit/PoC (metasploit)+12
EPSS 1.1% (30-day exploitation probability)+10
Technical severity (medium)+3
Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

1.11%

ahead of 65% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026

Affects

Thexerteproject

Xerteonlinetoolkits

CVSS base

5.3

Medium · 2 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

Yes

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Thexerteproject Xerteonlinetoolkits).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Thexerteproject	Xerteonlinetoolkits	version 3.15.0< f063e942b4a9bf77a06829e844c2c70316bc45e8	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
6.9	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
6.9	CVSS 4.0	Medium	—	—	VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
5.3	CVSS 3.1	Medium	3.9	1.4	disclosure@vulncheck.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
5.3	CVSS 3.1	Medium	—	—	VulnCheck via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N (score shown at the top: disclosure@vulncheck.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-497

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Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

Public code that demonstrates or tests the flaw raises the odds of mass exploitation — and Nuclei templates help find vulnerable assets in your environment.

Metasploit modules

Xerte Online Toolkits Arbitrary File Upload - Unauthenticated Media Upload excellent Apr 22, 2026

Warning: public PoCs are sometimes disguised malware. Use them only for authorized testing in an isolated environment. This portal does not host exploit code — it only points to the sources.

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 1.11%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 5.3
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Deferred
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Apr 22, 2026 · VulnCheck

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

6 on the record

github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/commit/f063e942b4a9bf77a06829e844
patch, NIST National Vulnerability Database
github.com/thexerteproject/xerteonlinetoolkits/issues/1527
issue-tracking, NIST National Vulnerability Database
xerte.org.uk/index.php/en/downloads-1/category/3-xerte-online-toolkits
product, permissions-required, NIST National Vulnerability Database
github.com/bootstrapbool/xerteonlinetoolkits-rce
technical-description, exploit, NIST National Vulnerability Database
xerte.org.uk/xertetoolkits_3.15_ChangeLog.html
release-notes, NIST National Vulnerability Database
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xerte-online-toolkits-path-disclosure-via-setup
third-party-advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Thexerteproject
every CVE for this vendor

CWE-497
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

High CVE-2026-34414 Xerte Online Toolkits Path Traversal via connector.php Apr 22, 2026
Critical CVE-2026-34415 Xerte Online Toolkits elFinder Connector Incomplete Input Validation RCE Apr 22, 2026
High CVE-2026-34413 Xerte Online Toolkits Missing Authentication via connector.php Apr 22, 2026

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-41459 is "Xerte Online Toolkits Path Disclosure via /setup", rated Medium. It affects Xerteonlinetoolkits (Thexerteproject); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.3 describes technical severity. EPSS 1.11% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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