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Critical· 9.8

CVE-2026-42680

Contest Gallery Pro, a web-based gallery application, has a critical privilege escalation flaw that lets attackers gain full control of the system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect privilege assignment and can be exploited remotely without authentication. It affects all versions up to 29.0.1.

publishedJun 1, 2026
last modifiedJul 22, 2026
sourcesNVD
severity · cvss
9.8
critical · how bad it is
exploitation · epss
<1%
26th percentile · chance of exploitation in 30 days
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counting…on Sep 5, 2026

No official fix yet. If none appears within 45 days of first tracking, this entry is removed automatically.

01

Who is affected

Contest Gallery Pro (versions up to 29.0.1)

02

Real-world impact

An attacker can take full control of the application, modify content, access sensitive data, and potentially compromise the underlying server.

03

Why this severity

The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects that the flaw can be exploited over the network without any authentication or user interaction, giving attackers complete control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

04

What to do about it

no official fix yet
interim mitigations
  • Avoid using the affected versions until a vendor patch is released.

No official fix or mitigation is documented in the sources yet. Monitor the vendor advisory and apply the patch as soon as it is released.

No fix documented in sources

05

Timeline

  1. Jun 1, 2026 · Jun 1, 2026
    Published
    Disclosed and added to the National Vulnerability Database.
  2. Jul 22, 2026 · 13d ago
    Advisory updated
    The NVD record was last revised.
06

How it’s attacked

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone needed
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
07

References & advisories

(ai-assisted) A model wrote this summary from the official data, so double-check it against the source before you act on it. Read the official advisory →