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CVE-2026-32262: Craft CMS has a Path Traversal Vulnerability in AssetsController

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.30% (FIRST EPSS).
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.
Fixed version: craftcms/cms (Packagist) 4.17.5, 5.9.11.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to craftcms/cms (Packagist) 4.17.5, 5.9.11 or later.

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Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Craft CMS is a content management system (CMS). From version 4.0.0-RC1 to before version 4.17.5 and from version 5.0.0-RC1 to before version 5.9.11, the AssetsController->replaceFile() method has a targetFilename body parameter that is used unsanitized in a deleteFile() call before Assets::prepareAssetName() is applied on save. This allows an authenticated user with replaceFiles permission to delete arbitrary files within the same filesystem root by injecting ../ path traversal sequences into the filename. This could allow an authenticated user with replaceFiles permission on one volume to delete files in other folders/volumes that share the same filesystem root. This only affects local filesystems. This issue has been patched in versions 4.17.5 and 5.9.11.

MediumCVSS 5.3 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available

Path traversal

GHSA-472v-j2g4-g9h2

Published: Mar 16, 2026
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 0.3% · 23th percentile
CWE: CWE-22

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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · GitHub_M: 5.3; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Vendor	Product	CPE
craftcms	craft cms	cpe:2.3:a:craftcms:craft_cms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

craftcms craft cms4.0.0.1 and later · before 4.17.5
craftcms craft cms5.0.1 and later · before 5.9.11
craftcms craft cms4.0.0
craftcms craft cms5.0.0

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.

craftcms cms
- >= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.5, >= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.11affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Packagist	craftcms/cms	from 4.0.0-RC1 · before 4.17.5	4.17.5
Packagist	craftcms/cms	from 5.0.0-RC1 · before 5.9.11	5.9.11

Same product

craftcms: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2025-32432Craft CMS Allows Remote Code ExecutionKEV
100Now
CVE-2024-56145RCE when PHP `register_argc_argv` config setting is enabled in craftcms/cmsKEV
96Now
CVE-2025-23209Potential RCE with a compromised security key in craft/cmsKEV
68This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2026-31858Mar 11, 2026 · CraftCMS's `ElementSearchController` Affected by Blind SQL Injection
34Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2026-31859Mar 11, 2026 · Craft has Reflective XSS via incomplete return URL sanitization
27Monitor
Later →CVE-2026-32263Mar 16, 2026 · Craft CMS vulnerable to behavior injection RCE via EntryTypesController
34Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
Packagist:craftcms/cms	4.17.5	Package registry (OSV)
Packagist:craftcms/cms	5.9.11	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

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craftcms/cmscommit c997efb

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-2024-52291488 days apartCraft has a Local File System Validation Bypass Leading to File Overwrite, Sensitive File Access, and Potential Code Execution
28Monitor
CVE-2024-52293488 days apartCraft has a Potential Remote Code Execution via missing path normalization & Twig SSTI
28Monitor
CVE-2024-52292488 days apartCraft Allows Attackers to Read Arbitrary System Files
26Monitor

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-2026-331598 days apartCraft CMS: Unauthenticated users could execute project configuration sync operations that should be restricted trusted users
27Monitor

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
Integrity
Availability

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: X

Weakness class (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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

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

1const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
2res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

1const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
2if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
3  return res.sendStatus(400);
4}
5res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

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Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:45 PM UTC

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References

github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/c997efbe4c66c14092714233aeebff15cdbfcf11

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github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-472v-j2g4-g9h2

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