CVE-2026-8857
Full RCE using EasyTimeline Extension
A vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline.
This vulnerability is associated with program files scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl, includes/Timeline.Php.
This issue affects timeline: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Full RCE using EasyTimeline Extension
A vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline.
This vulnerability is associated with program files scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl, includes/Timeline.Php.
This issue affects timeline: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
CVE-2026-8857- CVSS 4.0
- 0.0 None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-41023 No score
A vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline.
This vulnerability is associated with program files scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl, includes/Timeline.Php.
This issue affects timeline: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
EUVD-2026-41023- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q6xp-j96f-7vmp
A vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline. This vulnerability is associated with program...
A vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline.
This vulnerability is associated with program files scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl, includes/Timeline.Php.
This issue affects timeline: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
GHSA-q6xp-j96f-7vmp- CVSS 4.0
- 0.0 None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline.
This vulnerability is associated with program files scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl, includes/Timeline.Php.
This issue affects timeline: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
CVE-2026-8857- CVSS 4.0
- 0.0 None
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation timeline.
This vulnerability is associated with program files scripts/EasyTimeline.Pl, includes/Timeline.Php.
This issue affects timeline: from * before 1.46.0, 1.45.4, 1.44.6, 1.43.9.
- Record
CVE-2026-8857- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | MediaWiki EasyTimeline - Code Injection RCE |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-8857 is a none vulnerability (CVSS 0.0) in Wikimedia Foundation Timeline, published July 1, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.10%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.