CVE-2026-41552: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in DHTMLX PDF Export Module
PDF Export Module used in DHTMLX's products Gantt and Scheduler is vulnerable to Path Traversal due to lack of HTML sanitization. An unauthenticated user could craft the html payload which could include local files from the server and display them in the generated PDF. This issue was fixed in PDF Export Module version 0.7.6.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-41552 is a path traversal vulnerability in the DHTMLX PDF Export Module used by DHTMLX's Gantt and Scheduler products. The vulnerability arises from improper limitation of pathname access due to lack of HTML sanitization, enabling unauthenticated attackers to include local files from the server in generated PDFs. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive local files. The vulnerability affects version 0.3.3 and was addressed in version 0.7.6.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read local files on the server by injecting crafted HTML payloads into the PDF generation process. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information stored on the server. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the DHTMLX PDF Export Module to version 0.7.6 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the fix in version 0.7.6, applying this official patch is the recommended remediation. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-41552: CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in DHTMLX PDF Export Module
Description
PDF Export Module used in DHTMLX's products Gantt and Scheduler is vulnerable to Path Traversal due to lack of HTML sanitization. An unauthenticated user could craft the html payload which could include local files from the server and display them in the generated PDF. This issue was fixed in PDF Export Module version 0.7.6.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-41552 is a path traversal vulnerability in the DHTMLX PDF Export Module used by DHTMLX's Gantt and Scheduler products. The vulnerability arises from improper limitation of pathname access due to lack of HTML sanitization, enabling unauthenticated attackers to include local files from the server in generated PDFs. This can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive local files. The vulnerability affects version 0.3.3 and was addressed in version 0.7.6.
Potential Impact
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read local files on the server by injecting crafted HTML payloads into the PDF generation process. This can result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information stored on the server. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the DHTMLX PDF Export Module to version 0.7.6 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Since the vendor advisory confirms the fix in version 0.7.6, applying this official patch is the recommended remediation. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- CERT-PL
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-21T12:09:57.293Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a071a5fec166c07b0467575
Added to database: 5/15/2026, 1:06:39 PM
Last enriched: 5/15/2026, 1:21:48 PM
Last updated: 5/15/2026, 4:07:39 PM
Views: 6
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