[NEW] [critical] vBulletin: Vulnerability allows code execution
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in vBulletin to execute arbitrary program code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in vBulletin allows remote, anonymous attackers to execute arbitrary program code.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of vBulletin.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to the high risk of remote code execution.
- Action
- Patch vBulletin to the latest version immediately.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-2528
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-615111.3% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 67% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-61511 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
Recent advisories for vBulletin
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCVE-2026-61511: vBulletin 5.x through 5.7.5 and 6.x through 6.2.1 contains an eval injection vulnerability in …nvd · 2026-07-27
- criticalexploitedCVE-2020-17496: vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-16759: vBulletin PHP Module Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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