7.1
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-104478
Formwork before 2.3.13 Path Traversal via BackupController Download and Delete
Description

Formwork before 2.3.13 contains a path traversal vulnerability in BackupController that allows authenticated panel users to read or delete arbitrary files. Attackers with backup download or delete permission can supply a base64-encoded backslash-separated traversal payload that bypasses PHP basename on Linux to access files outside the backup directory.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 2, 2026, 11:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

VulnCheck
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-104478 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Formwork_project formwork
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
Solution
Update Formwork to version 2.3.13 or later to fix file access vulnerability.
  • Update Formwork to version 2.3.13 or later.
  • Restrict backup download and delete permissions.
  • Validate all user inputs for traversal attempts.

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