# CVE-2026-14609: SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics session fixiation

> Attackers can hijack user sessions in the CET Automated Grading System, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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:** 3 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c85v-jr5v-hgfw

## What is CVE-2026-14609?

CVE-2026-14609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics, published on 3 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics 1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in session fixiation. The attack can be executed remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitability is assessed as difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-384 (Session Fixation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14609?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14609 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14609 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics, published on 3 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SourceCodester CET Automated Grading System with AI Predictive Analytics. 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-2026-14609/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14609/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14609
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14609
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14609

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14609/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.