# CVE-2026-14636: kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap Vendor Image Manager AddProduct.php do_upload_others_images path traversal

> Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Vendor Image Manager to read or modify files outside the intended directory.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X`)
- **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:** 4 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q3g4-wpv3-v23v, GHSA-qfr5-75q5-g2c7

## What is CVE-2026-14636?

CVE-2026-14636 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap, published on 4 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A weakness has been identified in kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap up to 23105f25dadf57b4314fc015a63a7c6e910c89df. Impacted is the function do_upload_others_images of the file application/modules/vendor/controllers/AddProduct.php of the component Vendor Image Manager. Executing a manipulation of the argument folder can lead to path traversal. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. This patch is called de1c9e73ccf3bd032d9a0525c4752290d959dd8b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14636?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-14636?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14636 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-14636 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14636 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14636 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-14636 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap, published on 4 Jul 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-2026-14636 exists.

Affected product: kirilkirkov Ecommerce-CodeIgniter-Bootstrap. 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-2026-14636/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14636/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14636
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14636
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-14636

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14636/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.