# CVE-2026-10255: SourceCodester Pharmacy Sales and Inventory System ShowForm.php sell_statement access control

> Remote attackers can bypass access controls in the sell_statement function to view or modify sales data without proper authorization.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 1 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3wvj-gh52-3xp8

## What is CVE-2026-10255?

CVE-2026-10255 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Pharmacy Sales and Inventory System, published on 1 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Pharmacy Sales and Inventory System 1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sell_statement of the file application/controllers/ShowForm.php. Such manipulation leads to improper access controls. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-10255?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-10255?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-10255 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-10255 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-10255 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-10255 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-10255 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SourceCodester Pharmacy Sales and Inventory System, published on 1 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-10255 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Pharmacy Sales and Inventory System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-10255/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-10255/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10255
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10255
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-10255

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-10255/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.