CVE-2026-54178: backpack/crud: Arbitrary file deletion via attacker-controlled clear_<attr>[] in HasUploadFields::uploadMultipleFilesToDisk
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 32/100)
- 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: 0.56% (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: backpack/crud (Packagist) 6.8.12, 7.0.35.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to backpack/crud (Packagist) 6.8.12, 7.0.35 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
backpack/crud provides Create, Read, Update & Delete (CRUD) functions for Backpack, a collection of Laravel packages that help users build custom administration panels. Prior to 6.8.12 and 7.0.35, HasUploadFields::uploadMultipleFilesToDisk in src/app/Models/Traits/HasUploadFields.php trusts disk-relative paths from clear_<attribute>[] and passes them to Storage::disk()->delete without confirming that the paths are persisted on the current model record. An authenticated user with Update access to a CRUD using this mutator through src/app/Models/Traits/CrudTrait.php can delete another record's attachment, a shared asset, or another operational file on the configured disk by submitting its path. The newer MultipleFiles uploader is not affected because it intersects requested deletions with the record's persisted file list. This flaw does not permit reading the deleted files. The 5.x line remains affected through its final releases. This issue is fixed in versions 6.8.12 and 7.0.35.
- Published
- Sep 14, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 46th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-22
Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 8.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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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.
Laravel-Backpack CRUD
- >= 5.0.0, < 6.0.0, >= 6.0.0, < 6.8.12, >= 7.0.0, < 7.0.35affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | backpack/crud | from 5.0.0 | — |
| Packagist | backpack/crud | from 6.0.0 · before 6.8.12 | 6.8.12 |
| Packagist | backpack/crud | from 7.0.0 · before 7.0.35 | 7.0.35 |
Same product
laravel-backpack: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-54182backpack/crud: OS command injection in Stats::makeCurlRequest via attacker-controlled Host header (pre-auth)32Monitor
- CVE-2026-54180backpack/crud: CRUD panel query scopes are not enforced on Update, Delete, and Reorder (cross-tenant IDOR)30Monitor
- CVE-2026-54175backpack/crud: Unverified password change in MyAccountController via mass assignment30Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-54176Sep 14, 2026 · backpack/crud: MyAccountController allows changing the login email without a current-password check26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-54177Sep 14, 2026 · backpack/crud: HasUploadFields keeps the attacker-supplied file extension — public-disk uploads of `shell.php` reach the webserver26Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-54181Sep 14, 2026 · backpack/crud: Stored XSS in the color column — the `@if($column['escaped'])` branches are inverted21Monitor
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:backpack/crud | 6.8.12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Packagist:backpack/crud | 7.0.35 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
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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-2026-541760 days apartbackpack/crud: MyAccountController allows changing the login email without a current-password check26Monitor
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
- none
- 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
- None
- 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:N/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 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);
res.sendFile(file);Fixed
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);
if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {
return res.sendStatus(400);
}
res.sendFile(file);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Path TraversalCAPEC-126likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation LogicCAPEC-64likelihood: High · High
- Manipulating Web Input to File System CallsCAPEC-76likelihood: High · Very High
- Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-78likelihood: High · High
- Using Slashes in Alternate EncodingCAPEC-79likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/baae0420b6ebefaf5fe4cd88c1fc358feb9c2816
- github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5982
- github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5983
- github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/6.8.12
- github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/7.0.35
- github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/security/advisories/GHSA-8xjm-wqrp-2f25
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.