CVE-2026-116223: icret EasyImage advisory

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

What it is

A flaw has been found in icret EasyImage up to 2.8.7. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file app/del.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument hash can lead to improper privilege management. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called b12cb67d447bcbb67e21c8f011d0f5638229760c. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by VulDB, published 2026-10-26).

Weakness: Improper Privilege Management; Incorrect Privilege Assignment

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity with no special attack requirements needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability low. CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: GHSA-9f4j-8wcf-9rx4

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:DRACODREAD

Exploit Observer links 3 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (3)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (2)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9f4j-8wcf-9rx4
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116223

3 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS: 0.003
low predicted chance of attack
VEDAS: 0.988
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV: Not listed
Detection rule: Suricata

Who is affected

Product	Affected	Not affected
icret EasyImage	version 2.8.0 version 2.8.1 version 2.8.2 version 2.8.3 version 2.8.4 version 2.8.5 version 2.8.6 version 2.8.7	Not stated

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

How to fix it

Vendor guidance:

https://github.com/icret/EasyImages2.0/commit/b12cb67d447bcbb67e21c8f011d0f5638229760c (patch)

How to detect it

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2026-116223 EasyImage - Improper Privilege Management. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

Show the rules

suricata

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-116223 EasyImage - Improper Privilege Management"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/app/del.php"; nocase; fast_pattern; content:"hash="; nocase; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2026-116223; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-116223&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=easyimage&match=exact; sid:1089203; rev:1;)

CVE-2026-116223.rules on GitHub

References

Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.