---
title: "CVE-2026-55231: Vvveb - Path Traversal"
description: "Vvveb < 1.0.8.6 contains a path traversal caused by a flawed central path sanitizer, letting authenticated admin-panel users with backup access read and delete arbitrary files, exploit requires admin-panel backup access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-55231/
---

# CVE-2026-55231 Vvveb - Path Traversal

Vvveb < 1.0.8.6 contains a path traversal caused by a flawed central path sanitizer, letting authenticated admin-panel users with backup access read and delete arbitrary files, exploit requires admin-panel backup access.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.52% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55231)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Read, File System Write, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

1 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to version 1.0.8.6 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-2026-55231](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55231)
- [https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/releases/tag/1.0.8.6](https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/releases/tag/1.0.8.6)
- [https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-327v-4f9p-5qxq](https://github.com/givanz/Vvveb/security/advisories/GHSA-327v-4f9p-5qxq)

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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
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