---
title: "CVE-2026-92970: HUBzero CMS - Path Traversal"
description: "HUBzero CMS through 2.2.32 contains a path traversal caused by improper validation in project file upload handlers, letting authenticated project members write arbitrary files outside the project repository, potentially enabling code execution."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92970/
---

# CVE-2026-92970 HUBzero CMS - Path Traversal

HUBzero CMS through 2.2.32 contains a path traversal caused by improper validation in project file upload handlers, letting authenticated project members write arbitrary files outside the project repository, potentially enabling code execution.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.82% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92970)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Write, Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

17 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 2.2.32.

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-2026-92970](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92970)
- [https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/plugins/projects/files/connections.php#L812-L815](https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/plugins/projects/files/connections.php#L812-L815)
- [https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/commit/4a58215463e5d42f8d03567358171383da939946](https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/commit/4a58215463e5d42f8d03567358171383da939946)
- [https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/commit/5b4c4aefedf647390465cdfd0e7fa626c3e1cb39](https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/commit/5b4c4aefedf647390465cdfd0e7fa626c3e1cb39)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hubzero-cms-through-2.2.32-path-traversal-via-file-upload](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hubzero-cms-through-2.2.32-path-traversal-via-file-upload)
- [https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms](https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms)
- [https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/components/com\_projects/api/controllers/filesv1\_0.php#L809-L880](https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/components/com_projects/api/controllers/filesv1_0.php#L809-L880)
- [https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/libraries/Hubzero/Filesystem/Entity.php#L53-L73](https://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/libraries/Hubzero/Filesystem/Entity.php#L53-L73)

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## What this record can't tell you

- 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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