Path Traversal in Home-Gallery Homegallery
CVE-2026-28679
Home-Gallery.org is a self-hosted open-source web gallery to browse personal photos and videos. Prior to version 1.21.0, when a user requests a download, the application does not verify whether the requested file is located within the media source directory, which can result in sensitive system files being downloadable as well. This issue has been patched in version 1.21.0.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Home-Gallery Homegallery
- Xemle Home-Gallery — versions < 1.21.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/xemle/home-gallery/security/advisories/GHSA-xj65-hcj5-h6j3 (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/xemle/home-gallery/releases/tag/v1.21.0 (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-28679?
- CVE-2026-28679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Home-Gallery Homegallery, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-03-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-28679?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.