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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-77647

SPIP

SPIP · affected before 4.4.20

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
2.3%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2026-77647 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting SPIP. SPIP before 4.4.20 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as exploited in the wild in August 2026. This is related to...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

SPIP affected before 4.4.20.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

SPIP

SPIP before 4.4.20 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as exploited in the wild in August 2026. This is related to incorrect identification of

SPIP Affected
SPIP
Before 4.4.20
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Published
20 Aug 2026
Exploitation Reported
20 Aug 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 20 Aug 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

1dayexploit

Recorded 24 Aug 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-08-20 22:40 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

2.3%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE-94

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

CVE-2026-77647: SPIP Pre-Auth RCE

1dayexploit · Created 2026-08-24 10:15:00 UTC

CVE-2026-77647 is a pre-authentication remote code execution in SPIP before 4.4.20. A regex-based template compiler flaw combined with raw var_export() allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary PHP code.

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 10:15 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 23:20 UTC

    Added to the Previdian watchlist

    Added to the Previdian curated list for closer monitoring

  3. 22:40 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. 22:24 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 22:24 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-77647",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.02292,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}