# CVE-2026-53547: Termix: Account Takeover via Global Settings Disclosure

> A low-privileged user can access global settings containing password reset tokens to take over other accounts, including administrators, in Termix.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6r97-7wp3-2g3x

## What is CVE-2026-53547?

CVE-2026-53547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Termix-SSH Termix, published on 19 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities. Prior to 2.3.2, the POST /database/export endpoint creates a user export that includes the global settings table even though the rest of the export is user-scoped. The settings table contains reset_code_ and temp_reset_token_ password-reset artifacts, allowing a low-privileged authenticated user to recover another local account's reset code and complete the normal password-reset flow. Successful exploitation results in local-user account takeover and administrative compromise when the victim is an administrator. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.2.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-53547?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-53547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-53547 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-53547 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-53547 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-53547 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-53547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Termix-SSH Termix, published on 19 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-53547 exists.

Affected product: Termix-SSH Termix. 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-2026-53547/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53547/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53547
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53547
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53547

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53547/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.