# CVE-2026-13716: Path Traversal: '.../...//' in Crafty Controller

> Authenticated attackers can exploit path traversal in file uploads to write arbitrary files and execute remote code on Crafty Controller servers.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2m7h-5589-9pp5

## What is CVE-2026-13716?

CVE-2026-13716 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Path traversal in server import and admin file upload in Crafty Controller. Allows a remote, authenticated attacker to upload files to arbitrary paths permitted to the Crafty Controller application and perform remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-35 (Path Traversal: '.../...//')

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13716?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Craftycontrol Crafty Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-13716?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-13716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-13716 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-13716 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller

- [CVE-2026-0963](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0963/): Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Crafty Controller (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-14700](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14700/): Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in Crafty Controller (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-5652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5652/): Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in Crafty Controller (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2026-0805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-0805/): Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Crafty Controller (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-5990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5990/): Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Crafty Controller (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-13716 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-13716 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller, published on 11 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-13716 exists.

Affected product: Arcadia Technology, LLC Crafty Controller. 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-2026-13716/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13716/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13716
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13716
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-13716

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-13716/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.