Critical severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-55247
plone.app.event: Denial of service via iCalendar import
9.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
plone.app.event provides the event content type for Plone. Prior to versions 5.2.4 and 6.0.1, the iCalendar import in src/plone/app/event/ical/importer.py accepts insufficiently restricted calendar and event URLs, does not adequately bound downloaded bytes or imported events, and commits work per event. A logged-in editor can make the server request internal network resources or local calendar files, exhaust resources and take the site offline, and store a malicious event URL that executes script in another user's browser. The fix restricts accepted URLs, applies MAXIMUM_ICAL_IMPORT_SIZE_BYTES and MAXIMUM_ICAL_IMPORT_EVENTS limits, uses transaction savepoints, and validates event URLs. This issue is fixed in versions 5.2.4 and 6.0.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PL
plone.app.event · plone
< 5.2.4; >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55247
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55247
github.com
https://github.com/plone/plone.app.event/commit/1e3c83c15a24d1a789cdb012593505bc5620e28e
github.com
https://github.com/plone/plone.app.event/commit/4de5eb3ea9e4f7f1781622e6d64fc086629d1437
github.com
https://github.com/plone/plone.app.event/releases/tag/5.2.4
github.com
https://github.com/plone/plone.app.event/releases/tag/6.0.1
github.com
https://github.com/plone/plone.app.event/security/advisories/GHSA-r82h-mqw3-fc56
