File Operations Vulnerability in October CMS by October
CVE-2026-29179

3.3LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Octobercms

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
21 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-29179?

A vulnerability exists in October CMS that allows backend users with certain permissions withheld to perform unauthorized file operations on theme assets and blueprint files. Specifically, users granted editor access without the required sub-permissions for asset and blueprint operations can create, delete, rename, move, or upload files. Additionally, an error in the operator precedence may expose the theme blueprint directory tree under specific conditions. This issue has been addressed in versions 3.7.16 and 4.1.16.

Affected Version(s)

october >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.16 < 4.0.0, 4.1.16

october < 3.7.16 < 3.7.16

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.3
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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