Sensitive-file disclosure via unchecked backup root
Published Aug 14, 2026 · Updated Aug 14, 2026
Path traversal in GetGrav Grav 2.0.11 through 2.0.12 allows remote authenticated users to archive files outside GRAV_ROOT. Backups::backup resolves a profile-controlled root with realpath() but accepts an out-of-root directory whenever it is absent from a hard-coded deny-list. Profile-editor access is required; a configured profile can place sensitive files from nonblocked server directories into a backup archive.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in GetGrav Grav 2.0.11 through 2.0.12 allows remote authenticated users to archive files outside GRAV_ROOT. Backups::backup resolves a profile-controlled root with realpath() but accepts an out-of-root directory whenever it is absent from a hard-coded deny-list. Profile-editor access is required; a configured profile can place sensitive files from nonblocked server directories into a backup archive.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-72820
- Published
- Aug 14, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Vendor
- GetGrav
- Product
- Grav
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0.11 <2.0.13
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Public exploit references
- GHSA backup-profile traversal proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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