Name: CVE-2026-40384: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-40384, CWE-22, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00486

An improper validation of the search parameter of the com_media files API endpoint leads to a path traversal vulnerability.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 5.9 (MEDIUM)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)
CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

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