Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-90445
Path Traversal in Malcolm
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An interface that accepts file uploads from authenticated users extracts the contents of uploaded archives without validating that extracted file paths remain within the intended destination directory. This allows an authenticated attacker to craft an archive whose entries traverse outside the destination directory, causing the extraction process to write files to arbitrary locations with the privileges of that process. This could allow an attacker to inject fabricated records into the system's stored data or tamper with application configuration.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 26% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Malcolm · CISA
before v26.06.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90445
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90445
government-resource
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-254-01.json
www.cisa.gov
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-254-01
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