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CVE-2026-50186· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

4gaBoards: Path Traversal leading to Arbitrary File Read and Deletion in Board Export

4gaBoards is a boards system for realtime project management. Prior to 3.3.8, 4gaBoards allows an authenticated project manager to supply traversal sequences in the filename parameter of GET /exports/:id/:filename. In server/api/controllers/boards/download.js, the decoded inputs.filename value is passed to path.join() beneath private/exports/<user_id>/ without containment validation. A crafted value such as ../ can select an arbitrary file readable by the server process, and the file is returned to the attacker. The fileStream close handler then passes the same path to fs.unlink(), deleting the selected file and potentially causing data loss or denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 3.3.8.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Aug 18, 2026
Updated
Sep 9, 2026
EPSS
0.6% · 46th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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CNA vs NVD score

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CNA · GitHub_M
8.8
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • RARgames 4gaBoards

    • < 3.3.8affected

Same product

rargames: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-501914gaBoards: Pre-Account Takeover via SSO Email Linkage
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-539584gaBoards: SSO Pre-Account Takeover / Hijacking via Mass Assignment
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-414194ga Boards: Import Path Traversal Leads to Arbitrary File Read
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2026-539594gaBoards: Mass Information Disclosure (Internal PII Leakage) on /api/users to any authenticated user
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2026-414184ga Boards: User Enumeration via Timing Side-Channel in Authentication Endpoint
    21Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
RARgames 4gaBoards3.3.8 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-41419116 days apart4ga Boards: Import Path Traversal Leads to Arbitrary File Read
    30Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2026-501910 days apart4gaBoards: Pre-Account Takeover via SSO Email Linkage
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-539580 days apart4gaBoards: SSO Pre-Account Takeover / Hijacking via Mass Assignment
    30Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

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Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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