CVE-2026-65689 Bold Reports Standalone Report Designer < 14.1.12 Arbitrary File Read via Database Download

Q: What is CVE-2026-65689?

CVE-2026-65689 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Bold Reports (By SyncFusion) Standalone Report Designer, published on 23 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2026-65689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-65689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65689 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Critical 9.3 Published 23 Jul 2026 Updated 29 Oct 2026

Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary server files via path traversal in the database download feature, potentially stealing credentials and gaining full access.

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-2026-65689?

CVE-2026-65689 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Bold Reports (By SyncFusion) Standalone Report Designer, published on 23 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Bold Reports Standalone Report Designer before 14.1.12 contains a missing filepath validation vulnerability in its database download feature that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem by supplying a crafted request. Attackers can exploit this path traversal weakness to disclose sensitive server files, including authentication credentials, enabling full unauthorized access to the application. The vulnerability is specific to the DataHub module, which was introduced in Bold Reports 6.3. Therefore, versions prior to 6.3 are not affected.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65689?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Syncfusion Standalone Report Designer.

How do I fix CVE-2026-65689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65689 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-2026-65689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qw66-8h8f-7phh.