CVE-2026-114402 Trudesk through 1.2.11 Path Traversal and Authorization Bypass via Profile Image Upload
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-114402?
CVE-2026-114402 is a medium-severity vulnerability in polonel trudesk, published on 21 Oct 2026.
Official description
Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains a path traversal and authorization bypass vulnerability in accountsController.uploadImage that allows authenticated users to overwrite other users' avatars via form-supplied _id and username fields. Attackers can supply a username like /../../../x to bypass the incomplete CVE-2022-1752 sanitization and write png, jpg, jpeg, or gif files outside public/uploads/users.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-114402?
How do I fix CVE-2026-114402?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-114402 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-114402 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-114402 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xw4-xqvw-cxg5.