Authenticated file deletion via unsanitized asset filename
Published Mar 16, 2026 · Updated Mar 16, 2026
Path traversal in Craft CMS 4.0.0-RC1 through 4.17.4 and 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.9.10 allows remote authenticated users to delete files. AssetsController::actionReplaceFile passes the unsanitized targetFilename body value to deleteFile before asset-name normalization, allowing parent-directory traversal. The attacker needs replaceFiles permission, and deletion is confined to folders or volumes sharing the configured local filesystem root.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Craft CMS 4.0.0-RC1 through 4.17.4 and 5.0.0-RC1 through 5.9.10 allows remote authenticated users to delete files. AssetsController::actionReplaceFile passes the unsanitized targetFilename body value to deleteFile before asset-name normalization, allowing parent-directory traversal. The attacker needs replaceFiles permission, and deletion is confined to folders or volumes sharing the configured local filesystem root.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-32262
- Published
- Mar 16, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 16, 2026
- Vendor
- Pixel & Tonic
- Product
- Craft CMS
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 4.0.0-RC1, < 4.17.5
- Affected versionversion=>= 5.0.0-RC1, < 5.9.11
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