# CVE-2026-26202: Penpot has Arbitrary File Read via create-font-variant RPC endpoint

> Authenticated users can read arbitrary server files via the create-font-variant endpoint, exposing secrets and system files.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xp3f-g8rq-9px2

## What is CVE-2026-26202?

CVE-2026-26202 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in penpot, published on 19 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Penpot is an open-source design tool for design and code collaboration. Prior to version 2.13.2, an authenticated user can read arbitrary files from the server by supplying a local file path (e.g. `/etc/passwd`) as a font data chunk in the `create-font-variant` RPC endpoint, resulting in the file contents being stored and retrievable as a "font" asset. This is an arbitrary file read vulnerability. Any authenticated user with team edit permissions can read arbitrary files accessible to the Penpot backend process on the host filesystem. This can lead to exposure of sensitive system files, application secrets, database credentials, and private keys, potentially enabling further compromise of the server. In containerized deployments, the blast radius may be limited to the container filesystem, but environment variables, mounted secrets, and application configuration are still at risk. Version 2.13.2 contains a patch for the issue.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-26202?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kaleidos Penpot.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-26202?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-26202 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-26202 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-26202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-26202 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-26202 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in penpot, published on 19 Feb 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-26202 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: penpot. 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-2026-26202/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26202/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26202
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26202
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26202

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-26202/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.