Administrative file read via path traversal
Published Mar 11, 2026 · Updated Mar 11, 2026
Path traversal in Adobe Commerce 2.4.4-p16 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files outside restricted paths. Adobe has not disclosed the affected component or the pathname-validation operation that fails to confine access to the intended directory. The issue requires administrative privileges and no user interaction; Adobe lists corresponding affected ceilings for the 2.4.5 through 2.4.9 branches.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Adobe Commerce 2.4.4-p16 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read files outside restricted paths. Adobe has not disclosed the affected component or the pathname-validation operation that fails to confine access to the intended directory. The issue requires administrative privileges and no user interaction; Adobe lists corresponding affected ceilings for the 2.4.5 through 2.4.9 branches.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-21360
- Published
- Mar 11, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Adobe
- Product
- Adobe Commerce
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.4.4-p16
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