CVE-2026-80428
ILIAS PHP Object Injection via Shibboleth Logout
Description
ILIAS before versions 9.22, 10.10, and 11.3 contains an unauthenticated PHP object injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting serialized objects through the LTI authentication endpoint and triggering deserialization via the Shibboleth back-channel logout endpoint. Attackers can write arbitrary serialized objects into session storage, then exploit an available POP gadget through the logout endpoint's unrestricted deserialization to write attacker-controlled PHP content to a web-accessible path and achieve remote code execution as the web server user.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 26, 2026, 4:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 30, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update ILIAS to version 9.22, 10.10, or 11.3.
- Remove the vulnerable endpoint's logout-notification implementation.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://schweigertit.de/en/advisories/SIT-2026-002.html Added Reference https://schweigertit.de/en/writeups/php-object-injection-shibboleth-logout.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 04, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description ILIAS deserialises stored session data for an unauthenticated caller. The Shibboleth back-channel endpoint at components/ILIAS/AuthShibboleth/resources/shib_logout.php runs in a context that ilInitialisation exempts from authentication, and its logout-notification handler locates the session to terminate by reading every live row of the session table and passing each row's stored data to a hand-written parser that calls unserialize without restricting which classes may be constructed. Any serialised object present in any session row is therefore instantiated on behalf of an anonymous request, and object destructors run when those objects are discarded. A serialised object can be placed into a session row without logging in, because the LTI authentication entry point stores request parameters into the session and is reachable on a path the same initialisation code exempts from authentication. A class bundled with the application writes a JSON-encoded structure to a file named by one of its own properties when it is destroyed, which places attacker-controlled content at an attacker-chosen path below the web root and results in code execution as the web server user. Versions 9.22, 10.10 and 11.3 remove the endpoint's logout-notification implementation. ILIAS before versions 9.22, 10.10, and 11.3 contains an unauthenticated PHP object injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting serialized objects through the LTI authentication endpoint and triggering deserialization via the Shibboleth back-channel logout endpoint. Attackers can write arbitrary serialized objects into session storage, then exploit an available POP gadget through the logout endpoint's unrestricted deserialization to write attacker-controlled PHP content to a web-accessible path and achieve remote code execution as the web server user. Added Affected Affected value modified. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80428.json">CVE-2026-80428</a> Added Reference https://docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?baseClass=illmpresentationgui&obj_id=225630&ref_id=35 Added Reference https://docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?baseClass=illmpresentationgui&obj_id=225631&ref_id=35 Added Reference https://docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?baseClass=illmpresentationgui&obj_id=225632&ref_id=35 Added Reference https://docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?baseClass=ilrepositorygui&cmdNode=wy:ll:6t&cmdClass=ilBlogPostingGUI&cmd=previewFullscreen&ref_id=15821&blpg=934 Added Reference https://docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?baseClass=ilrepositorygui&cmdNode=wy:ll:6t&cmdClass=ilBlogPostingGUI&cmd=previewFullscreen&ref_id=15821&blpg=935 Added Reference https://docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?baseClass=ilrepositorygui&cmdNode=wy:ll:6t&cmdClass=ilBlogPostingGUI&cmd=previewFullscreen&ref_id=15821&blpg=936 Removed Reference https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS Removed Reference https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/f36934a6f937d0fe837ca6e642986458b4069a95 Removed Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ilias-before-9.22-10.10-and-11.3-unauthenticated-php-object-injection-via-shibboleth-logout-endpoint -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-80428', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-29T02:41:22.173954Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description ILIAS deserialises stored session data for an unauthenticated caller. The Shibboleth back-channel endpoint at components/ILIAS/AuthShibboleth/resources/shib_logout.php runs in a context that ilInitialisation exempts from authentication, and its logout-notification handler locates the session to terminate by reading every live row of the session table and passing each row's stored data to a hand-written parser that calls unserialize without restricting which classes may be constructed. Any serialised object present in any session row is therefore instantiated on behalf of an anonymous request, and object destructors run when those objects are discarded. A serialised object can be placed into a session row without logging in, because the LTI authentication entry point stores request parameters into the session and is reachable on a path the same initialisation code exempts from authentication. A class bundled with the application writes a JSON-encoded structure to a file named by one of its own properties when it is destroyed, which places attacker-controlled content at an attacker-chosen path below the web root and results in code execution as the web server user. Versions 9.22, 10.10 and 11.3 remove the endpoint's logout-notification implementation. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-502 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/80xxx/CVE-2026-80428.json">CVE-2026-80428</a> Added Reference https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS Added Reference https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/commit/f36934a6f937d0fe837ca6e642986458b4069a95 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ilias-before-9.22-10.10-and-11.3-unauthenticated-php-object-injection-via-shibboleth-logout-endpoint