CVE-2026-49488

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings. This issue affects Apache OpenMeetings: from 5.0.0 before 9.1.0. An attacker with moderator rights in any room can read arbitrary files accessible to the OS account running the OM server, including credentials and secrets, via a crafted download request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.1.0, which fixes the issue.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.apache.org/thread/74zf32shox9oy62b7t55mvcj874bxqnj	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/14/10	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:apache:openmeetings:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-07-14 13:18

Updated : 2026-07-15 16:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-49488

Mitre link : CVE-2026-49488

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-49488

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Products Affected

apache

openmeetings

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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