# CVE-2026-121906: Adobe Connect | Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') (CWE-22)


- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rhmq-vh55-5wj5

## What is CVE-2026-121906?

CVE-2026-121906 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 10 Nov 2026. 

### Official description

Adobe Connect is affected by an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary file system read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access sensitive files and directories outside the intended access scope. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121906?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-121906?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-121906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-121906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-121906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-121906 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-121906 is a critical vulnerability in Adobe Connect, published on 10 Nov 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-121906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Connect. 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-2026-121906/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-121906/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-121906
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121906
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-121906

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-121906/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.