CVE-2026-49738
TYPO3 CMS has Broken Access Control in its File Abstraction Layer
Description
### Problem The path allowance check in `GeneralUtility::isAllowedAbsPath()` performed a plain string prefix comparison without requiring a directory separator boundary, causing a path like `/var/www/html-other/secret.yaml` to be incorrectly accepted as valid when the project root was `/var/www/html`. Administrator users with access to the File Abstraction Layer were able to create new file storage definitions pointing to directories outside the project root, bypassing this path check. ### Solution Update to TYPO3 versions 10.4.57 ELTS, 11.5.51 ELTS, 12.4.46 ELTS, 13.4.31 LTS, 14.3.3 LTS that fix the problem described. ### Credits TYPO3 CMS thanks Wolfgang Klinger for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Oliver Hader for fixing it. ### Resources * [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2026-016](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-016)
How to fix CVE-2026-49738
To remediate CVE-2026-49738, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 10.4.57 or later
Is CVE-2026-49738 being exploited?
No exploitation signal available. Neither CISA KEV nor a current EPSS score has been published for CVE-2026-49738.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 10.4.57
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |