CVE-2026-16219 Croogo CMS Admin File Manager FileManager.php isEditable path traversal

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers with permissions can exploit a path traversal flaw in Croogo CMS Admin File Manager to read or modify arbitrary files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-16219?

CVE-2026-16219 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Croogo CMS, published on 19 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw has been found in Croogo CMS up to 4.0.7. This affects the function FileManager::isEditable of the file FileManager/src/Utility/FileManager.php of the component Admin File Manager. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16219?

How do I fix CVE-2026-16219?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16219 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-2026-16219 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16219 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mwrx-jx87-85xc.

Is CVE-2026-16219 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free