Path Traversal in N/a

CVE-2026-42162

Mahara before 25.04.5 and 26.04.0 is vulnerable to artefacts being accessible to others under certain circumstances when the file path to an artefact in a page is manipulated.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-42162: held from 0.003 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-42162?
CVE-2026-42162 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-42162?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.