# CVE-2026-7195: CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in web services in Progress Sitefinity

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can compromise user account integrity and confidentiality via improper input validation in web services, requiring user interaction and non-default configuration.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 4 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5846-8mmv-m39j

## What is CVE-2026-7195?

CVE-2026-7195 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Sitefinity, published on 2 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation in web services in Progress Sitefinity 14.1.x through 14.3.x, 14.4.x before 14.4.8152, 15.0.x before 15.0.8234, 15.1.x before 15.1.8335, 15.2.x before 15.2.8441, 15.3.x before 15.3.8531, and 15.4.x before 15.4.8630 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to compromise the integrity and confidentiality of user accounts. Successful exploitation requires user interaction and a non-default site configuration.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7195?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Sitefinity.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-7195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7195 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-7195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Sitefinity

- [CVE-2017-9248](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9248/): Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity Cryptographic Weakness (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-7312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7312/): CWE‑522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in web services in Progress Sitefinity (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-7198](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7198/): CWE-284: Improper Access Control in web services in Progress Sitefinity (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-29375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29375/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17392/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7195 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-7195 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Sitefinity, published on 2 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Software Sitefinity. 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-2026-7195/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7195/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7195
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7195
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-7195

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7195/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.