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CVE-2026-10038210.0CriticalCWE-78

CVE-2026-100382: Unauthenticated remote code execution through wikitext in ExternalData

Wikimedia Foundation · Mediawiki - ExternalData Extension

Fixed in 3.7 · Affected: Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - ExternalData Extension before 3.7 · Exploitation: public proof of concept (unverified)

ExploitationProof of concept public

Not in CISA KEV as of catalogue 2026.11.13 (13 Nov)

  1. In CISA KEV: not seen
  2. Exploited (reported): not seen
  3. Scanning observed: not seen
  4. Proof of concept public1 public GitHub repository (unverified), listed by PoC-in-GitHub27 Sep
  5. Not established: not seen
1.2%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
69th percentile
050100

Higher than 69% of scored CVEs

10.0CriticalCVSS 4.0
LowCrit.

DescriptionNVD

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - ExternalData Extension allows OS Command Injection. This issue affects Mediawiki - ExternalData Extension: from * before 3.7.

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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template

What changed

  1. PoC-in-GitHub lists 1 public GitHub repository (unverified) PoC-in-GitHub

Coverage1 article · 1 outlet

First in our coverage: SecurityOnline, 1 Oct.

  1. MediaWiki Extension Flaw Lets Attackers Deploy Web Shells
    SecurityOnline · first in our coverage

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