Path Traversal in Openkm Community Edition
CVE-2026-41917
OpenKM 6.3.12 contains a local file inclusion vulnerability in the administrative scripting interface at /admin/Scripting that allows authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files by supplying an attacker-controlled filesystem path through the fsPath parameter with action=Load. Attackers can exploit this to access sensitive files including /etc/passwd, configuration files containing database credentials, and JVM keystores accessible to the OpenKM process.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (43.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.8% 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: +0.002
Affected products
- Openkm Community Edition — versions 0
- Openkm Professional Edition — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52520 (exploit)
- www.openkm.com/ (product)
- hub.docker.com/r/openkm/openkm-ce (product)
- terrasystemlabs.com/post (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/terrasystemlabs/Exploits/tree/main/OpenKM-Exploits (product)
- github.com/terrasystemlabs/Exploits/tree/main/OpenKM-Exploits/nuclei-templates/… (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openkm-local-file-inclusion-via-admin-scripting (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-41917?
- CVE-2026-41917 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openkm Community Edition, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-41917?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.