# CVE-2026-65694: Microweber CMS 2.0.20 Path Traversal via ServeStaticFileController

> Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files, including credentials, via path traversal in the static file controller.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-88w5-8c88-9jhr

## What is CVE-2026-65694?

CVE-2026-65694 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in microweber, published on 23 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Microweber CMS through 2.0.20 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the static file controller that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files by supplying directory traversal sequences in the path query parameter. Attackers can send a single unauthenticated HTTP GET request exploiting the failure of normalize_path() to strip traversal sequences, disclosing sensitive files such as environment configuration files containing credentials and system files.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65694?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-65694?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65694 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-65694 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-65694 exists.

Public exploit code:

- PoC for CVE-2026-65694 — Microweber CMS (<=2.0.20) unauthenticated path traversal → arbitrary file read (.env / secrets) (github_poc): https://github.com/abdugafforov-bobur/CVE-2026-65694-PoC
- Microweber CMS <= 2.0.20 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read (nuclei): http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-65694.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-65694 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-65694 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in microweber, published on 23 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-65694 exists.

Affected product: microweber. 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-2026-65694/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-65694/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65694
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65694
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65694

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-65694/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.