CVE-2026-55579: Pheditor: Hardcoded default password 'admin' with no forced change enables full application compromise

critical Affects pheditor/pheditor. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2026-07-16.

Pheditor: Hardcoded default password 'admin' with no forced change enables full application compromise

Package: pheditor/pheditor Composer
Affected versions: >=2.0.1 and <2.0.6
Fixed in: 2.0.6
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (56.2th percentile)
Published: 2026-07-16
Source: osv.dev

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