# CVE-2026-9438: yashpokharna2555 StudentManagementSystem courseDel.php resource injection

> Remote attackers can manipulate resource identifiers in course deletion, potentially causing unauthorized data modification or system errors.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **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:** 25 May 2026
- **Updated:** 26 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rc68-w6qc-cfhf

## What is CVE-2026-9438?

CVE-2026-9438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in yashpokharna2555 StudentManagementSystem, published on 25 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in yashpokharna2555 StudentManagementSystem cb2f558ddf8d19396de0f92abf2d224d46a0a203. This impacts an unknown function of the file courseDel.php. The manipulation of the argument ID results in improper control of resource identifiers. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made public and could be used. This product utilizes a rolling release system for continuous delivery, and as such, version information for affected or updated releases is not disclosed. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Weakness: CWE-99 (Improper Control of Resource Identifiers)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9438?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-9438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-9438 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-9438 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-9438 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-9438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in yashpokharna2555 StudentManagementSystem, published on 25 May 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-2026-9438 exists.

Affected product: yashpokharna2555 StudentManagementSystem. 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-2026-9438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9438/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9438
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9438
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-9438

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9438/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.