What is CVE-2026-49488?

CVE-2026-49488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Openmeetings, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-49488?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Apache Openmeetings

CVE-2026-49488

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings. This issue affects Apache OpenMeetings: from 5.0.0 before 9.1.0. An attacker with moderator rights in any room can read arbitrary files accessible to the OS account running the OM server, including credentials and secrets, via a crafted download request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.1.0, which fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2026-07-14 · last modified 2026-07-15.

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 (52.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.8% 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

Apache Openmeetings
Apache Software Foundation Openmeetings — versions 5.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

lists.apache.org/thread/74zf32shox9oy62b7t55mvcj874bxqnj (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-49488?: CVE-2026-49488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Openmeetings, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-49488?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.