CVE-2026-6891 Path traversal in My Image Garden for macOS
Local attackers can exploit symbolic links during installation to modify file permissions, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-6891?
CVE-2026-6891 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Canon Inc. My Image Garden for macOS, published on 28 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper handling of symbolic links in the installer of My Image Garden for macOS Version 3.6.8 or earlier may allow a local attacker with login privileges to exploit a specially crafted symbolic link during installation to modify permissions of files for which they would not normally have authorization.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-6891?
How do I fix CVE-2026-6891?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-6891 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-2026-6891 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-6891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9wc-hhm5-fjq7.