SourceCodester Patient Appointment Scheduler System 1.0 SystemSettings.php?f=update_settings privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SourceCodester Patient Appointment Scheduler System 1.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /scheduler/classes/SystemSettings.php?f=update_settings. This manipulation causes Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-37598. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Patient Appointment Scheduler System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file /scheduler/classes/SystemSettings.php?f=update_settings. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

SourceCodester Patient Appointment Scheduler System v1.0 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution (RCE) via /scheduler/classes/SystemSettings.php?f=update_settings.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-37598 since 04/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/14/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/06/2026 CVE reserved
04/14/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
04/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/14/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sourcecodester.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-37598 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-37598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357325

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2026 16:39
Changes: 04/14/2026 16:39 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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