High severity · published Oct 24, 2026
CVE-2026-116009
Camaleon CMS before 2.9.3 Path Traversal RCE via Media crop_url Action
New
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Camaleon CMS before 2.9.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows users with only the media permission to write arbitrary files by supplying ../ sequences in the name parameter. Attackers can send a base64 data: URI to the crop_url media action to write an ERB template into a theme's views directory, which executes when rendered.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
camaleon-cms · owen2345
before 2.9.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116009
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116009
github.com
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/blob/2.9.2/app/helpers/camaleon_cms/uploader_helper.rb#L277-L287
github.com
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/430cce27ea63a397a7b7fa0260b4ec2128ea63fd
github.com
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1201
github.com
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1211
github.com
https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/releases/tag/2.9.3
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-before-2.9.3-path-traversal-rce-via-media-crop-url-action
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