CVE-2026-105314 (GCVE-0-2026-105314)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-05 07:28 – Updated: 2026-10-06 17:41
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Papermerge 3.5.3 allows remote code execution by a standard user via directory traversal in a /api/documents/upload call. A Python .pth file can be written to site-packages, and its code is executed upon the next start of the Python interpreter.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-06 16:58 UTC
CWE
- CWE-24 - Path Traversal: '../filedir'
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/kashishtopi/cve-pocs/blob/main… | exploittechnical-description |
| https://github.com/papermerge/papermerge-core/blo… | technical-description |
| https://github.com/papermerge/papermerge-core/blo… | technical-description |
| https://github.com/kashishtopi/cve-pocs/tree/main… |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papermerge | Papermerge |
Affected:
3.5.3
(semver)
cpe:2.3:a:papermerge:papermerge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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