Craft CMS from 4.0.0-RC1 contains an authenticated path traversal vulnerability in the assets/icon endpoint where the extension parameter is not validated before file existence checks. Attackers can bypass extension validation by passing traversal sequences that resolve to existing SVG files, allowing local file read access.
CVE-2026-56394
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-21. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 29(Track)EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 26.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 21, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026Craft CMS - Authenticated Path Traversal in assets/icon Extension Parameter | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/craft-cms-authenticated-path-traversal-in-assets-icon-extension-parameterAuthenticated path traversal in `assets/icon` allows local `.svg` file read · Advisory · craftcms/cms · GitHub
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/security/advisories/GHSA-c43v-4cr8-6mvpcommit 30f5f1a8d6ed (craftcms/cms)
Patch available: craftcms/cms 4.17.13.1 (contains commit 30f5f1a8d6ed)
https://github.com/craftcms/cms/commit/30f5f1a8d6edf0f3a00be72c42c78d9dc7d72d5cVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56394(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| craftcms/cms | 4.0.0 ... 4.9.7 (238 versions) | 4.17.7 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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- 2026-06-22 19:39 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 7.1 · severity → MEDIUM
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- 2026-06-21 15:38 UTCEG score recompute
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