# CVE-2026-126378: Vvveb remote code execution in theme installer

Vvveb through 1.0.8.6 is affected, and the advisory's condition is nginx deployments using the bundled nginx-live.conf. No fixed version is listed.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-125187
- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fix: none listed; see the vendor advisory
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-126378 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 9.4 (critical) and affects Vvveb; no fixed version is listed; see the vendor advisory.

## Who should check

Teams running Vvveb 1.0.8.6 or earlier on nginx with the bundled nginx-live.conf, and admins who can upload themes.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vvveb-through-1.0.8.6-webshell-upload-via-theme-installer-validfile-bypass ("Affecting Vvveb <= 1.0.8.6")

## Affected

- givanz Vvveb: through 1.0.8.6

## Description

Vvveb through 1.0.8.6 contains a file upload vulnerability in the theme installer validFile() function that uses strpos() instead of strict path matching. Attackers with admin credentials can upload a ZIP containing a PHP file whose path includes /theme.php to achieve remote code execution on nginx deployments.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on givanz Vvveb, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-126378 (Vvveb through 1.0.8.6 Webshell Upload via Theme Installer validFile() Bypass), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-126378 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- givanz Vvveb: through 1.0.8.6
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Runs on nginx using the bundled nginx-live.conf, which has no PHP deny rule for /themes/ (source: https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-xpgr-r6c8-3hpq)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, high-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-126378 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-126378 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-xpgr-r6c8-3hpq
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vvveb-through-1.0.8.6-webshell-upload-via-theme-installer-validfile-bypass
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126378
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-126378"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-126378 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126378

### What does this mean?

An authenticated admin user can upload a webshell through the theme installer because the validFile() check can be bypassed. This can lead to remote code execution on the server as the web process user.

Source: https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-xpgr-r6c8-3hpq

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-126378?

Vvveb: through 1.0.8.6.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-126378

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Vvveb versions through 1.0.8.6 are in the advisory's range. The condition it names is nginx deployments using the bundled nginx-live.conf, which has no PHP deny rule for /themes/. Check the installed version and whether the server config matches that condition.

Source: https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-xpgr-r6c8-3hpq

### How do I fix CVE-2026-126378?

The checked facts name no fixed version and no vendor patch ids, so no upgrade target is given. Check the advisory for a newer release or patch before relying on this page.

Source: https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-xpgr-r6c8-3hpq

### What if there's no patch?

The checked facts name no workaround. The condition the advisory names is the missing PHP deny rule for /themes/ in nginx-live.conf.

Source: https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-xpgr-r6c8-3hpq

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-xpgr-r6c8-3hpq

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-126378
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126378

### Other links

- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vvveb-through-1.0.8.6-webshell-upload-via-theme-installer-validfile-bypass

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