CVE-2026-4285Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated local-file read via unvalidated URL path

Published Mar 16, 2026 · Updated Mar 16, 2026

Path traversal in easegen-admin allows remote authenticated users to read local text files through a crafted fileUrl value. recognizeMarkdown passes the URL path for .txt input directly to Paths.get and Files.readAllBytes without restricting the resolved location. High-privilege application access is required, and the affected revision is 8f87936ac774065b92fb20aab55b274a6ea76433; disclosure is limited to files readable by the service account.

CVSS severity2.7
Low
EPSS probability0.46%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in easegen-admin allows remote authenticated users to read local text files through a crafted fileUrl value. recognizeMarkdown passes the URL path for .txt input directly to Paths.get and Files.readAllBytes without restricting the resolved location. High-privilege application access is required, and the affected revision is 8f87936ac774065b92fb20aab55b274a6ea76433; disclosure is limited to files readable by the service account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-4285
Published
Mar 16, 2026
Updated
Mar 16, 2026
Vendor
taoofagi
Product
easegen-admin
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8f87936ac774065b92fb20aab55b274a6ea76433

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

taoofagi · easegen-adminversion=8f87936ac774065b92fb20aab55b274a6ea76433

Published CVSS scores

2.0VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
2.7VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.3VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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