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CVE-2026-24687VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-24687: Umbraco.Forms.Issues · Path Traversal

Affects Umbraco.Forms.IssuesSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium : upgrade to 17.1.1 or 16.4.1 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 17.1.1, 16.4.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Jan 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Umbraco.Forms.Issues to 17.1.1 or 16.4.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
umbracoUmbraco.Forms.IssuesAffected
  • >=16.0.0 <16.4.1
  • >=17.0.0 <17.1.1
Fixed in
  • 17.1.1
  • 16.4.1
NuGetumbraco.forms.issuespkg:nuget/umbraco.forms.issuesOther threatsAffected
  • =16.0.0
  • =16.1.0
  • =16.2.0
  • =16.3.0
  • =16.4.0
  • =17.0.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

1. Upgrade Umbraco Forms to versions 16.4.1 or 17.1.1 immediately to apply the official patch. 2. If upgrading is delayed, configure Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or reverse proxies to detect and block path traversal sequences such as '../' and '..\' in the fileName parameter of the /umbraco/forms/api/v1/export endpoint. 3. Restrict network access to the Umbraco backoffice interface by implementing IP whitelisting or VPN access to limit authenticated user exposure. 4. Disable or block the /umbraco/forms/api/v1/export endpoint entirely if the export functionality is not required in the deployment. 5. Enforce strong authentication and monitor backoffice user activity for unusual file access patterns. 6. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability scans on Umbraco installations, especially on Mac/Linux servers. 7. Educate administrators on the risks of path traversal and the importance of patch management.

Description

Umbraco Forms is a form builder that integrates with the Umbraco content management system. It's possible for an authenticated backoffice-user to enumerate and traverse paths/files on the systems filesystem and read their contents, on Mac/Linux Umbraco installations using Forms. As Umbraco Cloud runs in a Windows environment, Cloud users aren't affected. This issue affects versions 16 and 17 of Umbraco Forms and is patched in 16.4.1 and 17.1.1. If upgrading is not immediately possible, users can mitigate this vulnerability by configuring a WAF or reverse proxy to block requests containing path traversal sequences (`../`, `..\`) in the `fileName` parameter of the export endpoint, restricting network access to the Umbraco backoffice to trusted IP ranges, and/or blocking the `/umbraco/forms/api/v1/export` endpoint entirely if the export feature is not required. However, upgrading to the patched version is strongly recommended.

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