projectsend Delete import-orphans.php realpath path traversal
Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability was detected in projectsend up to r1945. This affects the function realpath of the file /import-orphans.php of the component Delete Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument files[] results in path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00498 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | projectsend | r1945 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- projectsend Vendor— Affected r1945 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | ProjectSend |
- cpe:2.3:a:projectsend:projectsend:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·ProjectSend
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-4044
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5q4j-56f8-pr89
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-4044 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-4044 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5q4j-56f8-pr89 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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