CVE-2026-42219 Frappe: Path Traversal via /backups Route
Attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Frappe framework's backup download route to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-42219?
CVE-2026-42219 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in frappe, published on 10 Jul 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Frappe is a full-stack web application framework. Prior to 16.19.0 and 15.109.0, path traversal via download_backups was possible due to lack of hardening. This issue is fixed in versions 16.19.0 and 15.109.0.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42219?
How do I fix CVE-2026-42219?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-42219 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-2026-42219 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42219 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4p4-fp9m-47gj.