VulnerabilityPublished 18 May 2026

CVE-2026-8802: opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale · Path Traversal

Affects opensourcepos Open Source Point of SaleSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 33% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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/E:X

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: None
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker requires privileges that provide basic capabilities that are typically limited to settings and resources owned by a single low-privileged user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges has the ability to access only non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
opensourceposOpen Source Point of Sale	Affected =3.4.0 =3.4.1 =3.4.2	Fixed in–
GitHubopensourcepos/opensourcepos`pkg:github/opensourcepos/opensourcepos`Other threats	Affected =3.4.0 =3.4.1 =3.4.2	Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

cpe:2.3:a:opensourcepos:open_source_point_of_sale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-suggested

A patch identified by commit def0c27a0e252668df8d942fc31e16d1edfd7323 is available and should be applied to affected versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.2 of opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale. Since the vendor was contacted early and a patch exists, updating to the fixed version is the recommended remediation. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of the patch commit. No alternative mitigations are specified.

Description

A vulnerability was detected in opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale up to 3.4.2. This issue affects the function getPicThumb of the file app/Controllers/Items.php. The manipulation of the argument pic_filename results in path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as def0c27a0e252668df8d942fc31e16d1edfd7323. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access arbitrary files on the server by manipulating the pic_filename parameter. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication and does not require user interaction. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Summary

CVE-2026-8802 is a path traversal vulnerability affecting opensourcepos Open Source Point of Sale versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.2. The vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of the pic_filename parameter in the getPicThumb function within app/Controllers/Items.php, allowing remote attackers to access files outside the intended directory. A patch has been identified (commit def0c27a0e252668df8d942fc31e16d1edfd7323) to fix this issue. The vulnerability does not require user interaction and has low complexity for exploitation.

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