# CVE-2026-78834: A code execution vulnerability exists in CMSimple 5.22 in the CoAuthors plugin.

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-08 · Updated: 2026-09-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A code execution vulnerability exists in CMSimple 5.22 in the CoAuthors plugin. An authenticated low-privileged user who can modify page content and provide controlled imported content can trigger server-side execution by referencing crafted external or uploaded text content through the affected content import feature.

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## References

- https://github.com/AEQ3/CVE/issues/1
- https://gist.github.com/AEQ3/574cb644306776a9ff1a0de30b085e62

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