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CVE-2026-126663VulnerabilityPublished

Contao 4.0.0 before 5.3.54, 5.4.0 before 5.7.17, and 6.0.0 before 6.0.6 contains a path traversal vulnerability that

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-126663· Medium 5.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium · fixed in 6.0.6 : update Contao when convenient.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 16:35 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.05.3
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.14.3
Patch
Available – fixed in 6.0.6, 5.7.17, 5.3.54
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Contao to 6.0.6, 5.7.17 or 5.3.54.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ContaoContaoAffected
  • >=6.0.0-RC1 <6.0.6
Fixed in
  • 6.0.6
ContaoContaoAffected
  • >=5.4.0-RC1 <5.7.17
Fixed in
  • 5.7.17
ContaoContaoAffected
  • >=4.0.0 <5.3.54
Fixed in
  • 5.3.54
PackagistContaopkg:composer/ContaoOther threatsAffected
  • >=4.0.0 <5.3.54
  • >=5.4.0-RC1 <5.7.17
  • >=6.0.0-RC1 <6.0.6
Fixed in
  • 5.3.54
  • 5.7.17
  • 6.0.6

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AI-suggested

The vulnerability affects Contao versions before 5.3.54, 5.7.17, and 6.0.6. Users should upgrade to at least these fixed versions to remediate the issue. No vendor advisory or patch links were provided, so confirm patch availability from official Contao sources. Until patched, restrict content editor privileges or monitor usage of the {{image::}} insert tag to mitigate risk.

Description

Contao versions 4.0.0 before 5.3.54, 5.4.0 before 5.7.17, and 6.0.0 before 6.0.6 have a path traversal vulnerability. This flaw allows content editors to read image files anywhere on the filesystem by exploiting the {{image::}} insert tag. The vulnerability arises because attackers can use percent-encoded sequences that bypass the Validator::isInsecurePath() check before decoding, enabling access to files outside the intended directory.

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