CVE-2026-56448 Authenticated Path Traversal in AIL Framework Investigation Downloads Allows Arbitrary File Read
Authenticated users can exploit path traversal in AIL Framework to read arbitrary files accessible to the application process.
- 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-2026-56448?
CVE-2026-56448 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ail framework, published on 22 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in AIL Framework before the release containing commit 0041456af25da0cdea1c1c4624e46baff2731d8f. An authenticated AIL user can supply crafted object identifiers through the investigation workflow to cause file paths to resolve outside the intended image, favicon, or screenshot storage directories. This may allow the attacker to download and read arbitrary files that are accessible to the AIL process.
The issue occurs because user-controlled path components were joined with application storage paths without verifying that the resolved path remained within the expected directory. The affected download functionality could then include the contents of such files in a generated archive.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56448?
How do I fix CVE-2026-56448?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-56448 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-2026-56448 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56448 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4qv-932q-xmx8.