What is CVE-2026-16486?
A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Class and Exam Timetabling System 1.0. This affects an unknown part of the file /BSIS.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument day results in cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.
The record classifies CVE-2026-16486 under weakness classes CWE-79, CWE-94. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 76 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 4.3 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R - CVSS v4.0 base score
- 5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.3% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 2.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-07-21, last modified 2026-07-22
Is CVE-2026-16486 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 34 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- SourceCodester: Class and Exam Timetabling System
How to fix CVE-2026-16486
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-16486 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-16486
No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-16486, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .