# CVE-2026-72695: Grav before 2.0.16 Path Traversal via MediaUploadTrait deleteFile

> Authenticated users with media permissions can delete arbitrary files outside the media directory via path traversal in Grav CMS.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jq29-c7v8-rg55

## What is CVE-2026-72695?

CVE-2026-72695 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in getgrav grav, published on 25 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Grav before 2.0.16 contains a path traversal vulnerability in MediaUploadTrait::deleteFile() that allows authenticated users with media management permissions to delete arbitrary files by supplying filenames with directory traversal sequences. The method validates only the basename portion of the filename while preserving unvalidated directory paths containing ../ sequences that are passed to unlink(), enabling deletion of files outside the intended media storage directory.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-72695?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including getgrav/grav.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `getgrav/grav` | Packagist | All versions | 2.0.16 |
| `getgrav/grav` | Packagist | All versions | 2.0.16 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-72695?

Upgrade getgrav/grav to 2.0.16 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-72695 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-72695 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-72695 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in getgrav grav, published on 25 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-72695 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- getgrav/grav (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.0.16
- getgrav/grav (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.0.16

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-2026-72695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72695/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72695

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72695/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.