CVE-2026-8802 opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale Items.php getPicThumb path traversal
Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the getPicThumb function to read arbitrary files from the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-8802?
CVE-2026-8802 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale, published on 18 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was detected in opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale up to 3.4.2. This issue affects the function getPicThumb of the file app/Controllers/Items.php. The manipulation of the argument pic_filename results in path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as def0c27a0e252668df8d942fc31e16d1edfd7323. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8802?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8802?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8802 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-2026-8802 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8802 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmmv-883q-cfwq, GHSA-xq63-3v4g-39r5.