---
title: "CVE-2026-116009: Camaleon CMS - Path Traversal"
description: "Camaleon CMS < 2.9.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by improper sanitization of the \"name\" parameter in the media component, letting users with media permission write arbitrary files, exploit requires media permission."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-116009/
---

# CVE-2026-116009 Camaleon CMS - Path Traversal

Camaleon CMS < 2.9.3 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by improper sanitization of the "name" parameter in the media component, letting users with media permission write arbitrary files, exploit requires media permission.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.42% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116009)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

Remote Code Execution, File System Write

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

24 October 2026

Updated

26 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2.9.3 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116009](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116009)
- [https://gist.github.com/lukmanazri/b7e76a1ddc84dc977800013c53f671b5](https://gist.github.com/lukmanazri/b7e76a1ddc84dc977800013c53f671b5)
- [https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/blob/2.9.2/app/helpers/camaleon\_cms/uploader\_helper.rb#L277-L287](https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/blob/2.9.2/app/helpers/camaleon_cms/uploader_helper.rb#L277-L287)
- [https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/430cce27ea63a397a7b7fa0260b4ec2128ea63fd](https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/commit/430cce27ea63a397a7b7fa0260b4ec2128ea63fd)
- [https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1201](https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1201)
- [https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1211](https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/pull/1211)
- [https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/releases/tag/2.9.3](https://github.com/owen2345/camaleon-cms/releases/tag/2.9.3)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-before-2.9.3-path-traversal-rce-via-media-crop-url-action](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/camaleon-cms-before-2.9.3-path-traversal-rce-via-media-crop-url-action)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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