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Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2026· Updated Jul 27, 2026

Pheditor: Hardcoded default password 'admin' with no forced change enables full application compromise

CVE-2026-55579

Description

Pheditor is a single-file editor and file manager written in PHP. From version 2.0.1 to before version 2.0.6, Pheditor ships with a hardcoded default password admin (SHA-512 hash stored at pheditor.php:11). There is no mechanism to force a password change on first login. Any deployment using the default credentials grants an attacker full access to the file editor, file upload, and terminal features, enabling arbitrary file read/write and remote code execution. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.6.

Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
pheditor/pheditorPackagist
>= 2.0.1, < 2.0.62.0.6

Affected products

2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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