CVE-2026-40526 Volmarg Personal Management System Path Traversal via get-file Endpoint
Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on the server by supplying absolute paths to the get-file endpoint in Volmarg Personal Management System.
- 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-2026-40526?
CVE-2026-40526 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Volmarg personal-management-system, published on 27 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Volmarg Personal Management System contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying absolute filesystem paths to the GET /public/get-file/{path} endpoint. The path route parameter is passed directly to file_get_contents() without canonicalization against a permitted base directory, enabling attackers to retrieve sensitive files accessible to the PHP-FPM worker process without using directory traversal sequences.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40526?
How do I fix CVE-2026-40526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-40526 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-2026-40526 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-40526 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g95v-m725-f6xc.