# CVE-2022-2926: Download Manager < 3.2.55 - Admin+ Arbitrary File/Folder Access via Path Traversal

> Administrators can list and read arbitrary files outside the blog directory due to insufficient validation in the Download Manager plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pr99-9g59-4vj9

## What is CVE-2022-2926?

CVE-2022-2926 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Download Manager WordPress plugin before 3.2.55 does not validate one of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to list and read arbitrary files and folders outside of the blog directory

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2926?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Download Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2926?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2926 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2926 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2926 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Download Manager

- [CVE-2019-8071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-8071/): Privilege escalation in Adobe Download Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-0189](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0189/): Other in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-9688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-9688/): Command injection in Adobe Download Manager (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2006-5856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5856/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2926 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2926 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Download Manager, published on 26 Sep 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-2926 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Download Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2926/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2926/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2926
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2926
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2926

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2926/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.