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.
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
- 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=8f87936ac774065b92fb20aab55b274a6ea76433
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Public exploit references
- CVE-2026-4285 public proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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