# CVE-2026-86279: SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System Login auth_process.php session fixiation

> Attackers can hijack user sessions in the SourceCodester Learning Management System via session fixation, potentially taking over accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7783-gc5x-xg6j

## What is CVE-2026-86279?

CVE-2026-86279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System, published on 7 Sep 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

A vulnerability was determined in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System 1.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file auth_process.php of the component Login. This manipulation causes session fixiation. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

Weakness: CWE-384 (Session Fixation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86279?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-86279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-86279 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-86279 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-86279 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-86279 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination System, published on 7 Sep 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: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-86279 exists.

Affected product: SourceCodester Syllabus-Aligned Learning Management & Examination 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-2026-86279/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86279/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-86279
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86279
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-86279

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86279/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.