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CVE-2026-55676: CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in cisagov Malcolm

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High
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-55676cvecve-2026-55676cwe-434
Published: 08/11/2026 (08/11/2026, 20:24:50 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: cisagov
Product: Malcolm

Description

Malcolm is a network traffic analysis tool suite. The file-upload component (FilePond PHP backend) accepts uploads at `POST /server/php/submit.php` and stores them in a directory served by the same nginx and php-fpm instance. The allow-list that should restrict accepted file types is an empty array by default (`file-upload/php/config.php:16`), so the type check is a no-op and every extension is accepted. The filename sanitizer keeps the `.php` extension intact. Committed files land in `/var/www/upload/server/php/files` (`file-upload/php/config.php:7`), and the component's nginx routes any URL ending in `.php` to php-fpm. An authenticated `GET /server/php/files/<name>.php` then executes the uploaded code as `www-data`. Prior to version 26.06.1, in RBAC mode, the upload endpoint is reachable by the granular `ROLE_UPLOAD` role (`nginx/lua/nginx_auth_helpers.lua:71`), a role intended only for submitting capture files. As a result, a user holding the upload-only role runs arbitrary PHP as `www-data` inside the file-upload container. Version 26.06.1 fixes the issue.

CVSS v3.1

Score 8.8high

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-06-17T00:05:03.778Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a7b858ebf8831d5395e02ae

Added to database: 08/11/2026, 20:26:54 UTC

Last updated: 08/11/2026, 20:26:54 UTC

Views: 1

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