CVE-2026-1186 Path Traversal in EAP Legislator
Attackers can achieve code execution by tricking victims into opening a malicious zipx archive that extracts files to arbitrary system locations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-1186?
CVE-2026-1186 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ABC PRO SP. Z O.O. EAP Legislator, published on 2 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
EAP Legislator is vulnerable to Path Traversal in file extraction functionality. Attacker can prepare zipx archive (default file type used by the Legislator application) and choose arbitrary path outside the intended directory (e.x. system startup) where files will be extracted by the victim upon opening the file. This issue was fixed in version 2.25a.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-1186?
How do I fix CVE-2026-1186?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-1186 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-1186 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-1186 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3266-fc8f-8mq7.