CVE-2026-119553 Moodle through 5.3.0, 5.2.4, 5.1.8, 5.0.11 and 4.5.15 Blackboard Import Path Traversal
High 7.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-119553 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-119553 is a high-severity vulnerability in moodle, published on 30 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: moodle. 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-2026-119553/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119553/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-119553?
CVE-2026-119553 is a high-severity vulnerability in moodle, published on 30 Oct 2026.
Official description
Moodle 5.3.0, 5.2.0 through 5.2.4, 5.1.0 through 5.1.8, 5.0.0 through 5.0.11, and through 4.5.15 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Blackboard question import format. Teachers with question import or lesson edit rights can upload a crafted zip with img src values containing ../ sequences, copying server files like config.php into their draft area.
Weakness: CWE-23
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119553?
How do I fix CVE-2026-119553?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119553 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-119553 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119553 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7rxw-r686-cf95, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119553.