Medium severity · published Aug 25, 2026
CVE-2026-72697
Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Path Traversal via media_directory
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Grav CMS before 2.0.16 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the media_directory() Twig function that fails to validate filesystem paths, allowing authenticated users to enumerate and access files outside intended scope. Attackers with page authoring privileges can supply arbitrary filesystem paths to media_directory() and use the allow-listed filepath accessor on Medium objects to read file contents of any file matching configured media extensions that the web server process can access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
grav · getgrav
before 2.0.16 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72697
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72697
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-47ch-6w46-6xm7
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-cms-before-path-traversal-via-media-directory
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