CVE-2026-48796Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Local file exposure via prefix path check

Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026

Path traversal in CefSharp before 148.0.90 allows remote attackers to read local files via crafted URLs handled by FolderSchemeHandlerFactory. In FolderSchemeHandlerFactory.cs, the handler decoded and canonicalized the request path, then trusted filePath.StartsWith(rootFolder, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) to keep access under the configured root, which let sibling directories such as www2 pass when their paths shared the same prefix. Reachability requires an application to register FolderSchemeHandlerFactory for a custom scheme or HTTP or HTTPS and for an attacker to cause the embedded browser to request the crafted URL.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in CefSharp before 148.0.90 allows remote attackers to read local files via crafted URLs handled by FolderSchemeHandlerFactory. In FolderSchemeHandlerFactory.cs, the handler decoded and canonicalized the request path, then trusted filePath.StartsWith(rootFolder, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) to keep access under the configured root, which let sibling directories such as www2 pass when their paths shared the same prefix. Reachability requires an application to register FolderSchemeHandlerFactory for a custom scheme or HTTP or HTTPS and for an attacker to cause the embedded browser to request the crafted URL.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-48796
Published
Aug 18, 2026
Updated
Aug 19, 2026
Vendor
CefSharp
Product
CefSharp
Classifications
CWE-22
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 148.0.90

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

CefSharp · CefSharpversion=< 148.0.90

Published CVSS scores

5.3GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

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

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