# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/S:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 22 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4qv-932q-xmx8

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## 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.

## Is CVE-2026-56448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-56448 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ail framework. 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-2026-56448/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56448/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56448
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56448
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56448

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56448/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.