CVE-2023-6026

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in PHPMemcachedAdmin

9.8 Critical

A Path traversal vulnerability has been reported in elijaa/phpmemcachedadmin affecting version 1.3.0. This vulnerability allows an attacker to delete files stored on the server due to lack of proper verification of user-supplied input.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.86%Up 0.8 points since Dec 1, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in PHPMemcachedAdmin

Record: CVE-2023-6026
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-2930 9.8

Record: EUVD-2023-2930
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qfm-h8rh-h3r7 9.8

PHPMemcachedAdmin Path Traversal vulnerability

Record: GHSA-8qfm-h8rh-h3r7
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.8

Record: CVE-2023-6026
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in PHPMemcachedAdmin

Record: CVE-2023-6026
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-8qfm-h8rh-h3r7 9.8

PHPMemcachedAdmin Path Traversal vulnerability

Record: GHSA-8qfm-h8rh-h3r7
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`elijaa/phpmemcacheadmin` Packagist	through 1.3.0	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-6026 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Elijaa Phpmemcachedadmin, published November 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.