CVE-2026-9166 LFI in GIS Informatics' GisLab Laboratory Management System
An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability to read arbitrary files from the server in the GisLab Laboratory Management System.
- 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-2026-9166?
CVE-2026-9166 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in GisLab Laboratory Management System, published on 10 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in GIS Informatics GisLab Laboratory Management System allows Path Traversal.
This issue affects GisLab Laboratory Management System: from 1.4.03 before 1.5.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-9166?
How do I fix CVE-2026-9166?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-9166 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-2026-9166 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-9166 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h35h-27m7-j6fc.