What is CVE-2026-14946?

CVE-2026-14946 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-14946?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

CVE-2026-14946

CVE-2026-14946

A high privileged remote attacker can upload a .php file and then request it directly from /uploads/<filename>.php to achieve arbitrary code execution due to improper file type validation which could result in full system compromise.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

info@cert.vde.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14946?: CVE-2026-14946 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-14946?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.