Path Traversal in Opensourcepos Open Source Point Of Sale
CVE-2026-8802
A vulnerability was detected in opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale up to 3.4.2. This issue affects the function getPicThumb of the file app/Controllers/Items.php. The manipulation of the argument pic_filename results in path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as def0c27a0e252668df8d942fc31e16d1edfd7323. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.1% 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
- Opensourcepos Open Source Point Of Sale — versions 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/vuln/364435 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/364435/cti (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/submit/802559 (third-party-advisory)
- github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos/security/advisories/GHSA-xq63-3v4g-39r5 (broken-link)
- github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos/pull/4545 (issue-tracking, patch)
- github.com/opensourcepos/opensourcepos/commit/def0c27a0e252668df8d942fc31e16d1e… (patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8802?
- CVE-2026-8802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensourcepos Open Source Point Of Sale, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8802?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.