8.6
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-1186
Path Traversal in EAP Legislator
Description

EAP Legislator is vulnerable to Path Traversal in file extraction functionality. Attacker can prepare zipx archive (default file type used by the Legislator application) and choose arbitrary path outside the intended directory (e.x. system startup) where files will be extracted by the victim upon opening the file. This issue was fixed in version 2.25a.

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Published Date :

Feb. 2, 2026, 2:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 3, 2026, 4:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 4bb8329e-dd38-46c1-aafb-9bf32bcb93c6
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update EAP Legislator to version 2.25a or later to fix path traversal vulnerability.
  • Update EAP Legislator to version 2.25a.
  • Ensure files are extracted to intended directories only.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://abcpro.pl/eap-legislator
https://cert.pl/posts/2026/02/CVE-2026-1186
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Vulnerability in EAP Legislator software

Vulnerability in EAP Legislator software CVE ID CVE-2026-1186 Publication date 02 February 2026 Vendor ABC PRO Product EAP Legislator Vulnerable versions All through 2.25 Vulnerability type (CWE) Impr ... Read more

Published Date: Feb 02, 2026 (1 day, 18 hours ago)

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description EAP Legislator is vulnerable to Path Traversal in file extraction functionality. Attacker can prepare zipx archive (default file type used by the Legislator application) and choose arbitrary path outside the intended directory (e.x. system startup) where files will be extracted by the victim upon opening the file. This issue was fixed in version 2.25a.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added Reference https://abcpro.pl/eap-legislator
    Added Reference https://cert.pl/posts/2026/02/CVE-2026-1186
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.6
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