Path Traversal in Owen2345 Camaleon Cms
CVE-2026-1776
Camaleon CMS versions 2.4.5.0 through 2.9.0, prior to commit f54a77e, contain a path traversal vulnerability in the AWS S3 uploader implementation that allows authenticated users to read arbitrary files from the web server’s filesystem. The issue occurs in the download_private_file functionality when the application is configured to use the CamaleonCmsAwsUploader backend. Unlike the local uploader implementation, the AWS uploader does not validate file paths with valid_folder_path?, allowing directory traversal sequences to be supplied via the file parameter. As a result, any authenticated user, including low-privileged registered users, can access sensitive files such as /etc/passwd. This issue represents a bypass of the incomplete fix for CVE-2024-46987 and affects deployments using the AWS S3 storage backend.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Owen2345 Camaleon Cms — versions 2.4.5.0, f54a77e2a7be601215ea1b396038c589a0cab9af
- Tuzitio Camaleon Cms
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1127 (issue-tracking, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/f54a77e2a7be601215ea1b396038c589a0cab9af (Patch, patch)
- camaleon.website/ (Product, product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-aws-uploader-authenticated-path-trave… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-1776?
- CVE-2026-1776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Owen2345 Camaleon Cms, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-03-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-1776?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.