CVE-2026-105314

Papermerge 3.5.3 allows remote code execution by a standard user via directory traversal in a /api/documents/upload call. A Python .pth file can be written to site-packages, and its code is executed upon the next start of the Python interpreter.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/kashishtopi/cve-pocs/blob/main/papermerge-core-arbitrary-file-write-rce/HR-papermerge-core-path-traversal-rce.pdf
https://github.com/kashishtopi/cve-pocs/tree/main/papermerge-core-arbitrary-file-write-rce
https://github.com/papermerge/papermerge-core/blob/master/papermerge/core/features/document/router.py
https://github.com/papermerge/papermerge-core/blob/master/papermerge/core/pathlib.py

Configurations

No configuration.

History

05 Oct 2026, 08:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-05 08:17

Updated : 2026-10-06 18:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-105314

Mitre link : CVE-2026-105314

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-105314

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-24

Path Traversal: '../filedir'

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