CVE-2026-42028 novaGallery: Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Album and Cached Image Routes Allows Reading Images Outside Gallery Root
Unauthenticated attackers can read image files outside the gallery root directory in novaGallery, exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-42028?
CVE-2026-42028 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in novafacile novagallery, published on 8 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
novaGallery is a php image gallery. Prior to version 2.1.1, a path traversal vulnerability has been identified in novaGallery. This allows unauthenticated users to read image files outside the intended gallery root directory. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.1.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42028?
How do I fix CVE-2026-42028?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-42028 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-2026-42028 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-42028 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wv5j-98c7-frm9.