EIP-2026-118174

PRE-CVE

XAMPP 8.2.4 - Unquoted Path

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118174. PoCs published by Andrey Stoykov.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages an unquoted service path vulnerability in XAMPP 8.2.4 on Windows to achieve remote code execution by replacing the 'mysql.exe' binary with a malicious payload. The PoC includes steps to generate a Meterpreter shell and set up a listener for remote access.

Description

XAMPP 8.2.4 - Unquoted Path

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Andrey Stoykov · textlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51585

This exploit leverages an unquoted service path vulnerability in XAMPP 8.2.4 on Windows to achieve remote code execution by replacing the 'mysql.exe' binary with a malicious payload. The PoC includes steps to generate a Meterpreter shell and set up a listener for remote access.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: XAMPP 8.2.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system to replace the binary · XAMPP installed with unquoted service path
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026