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TI-2026-28333 Aliases CVE-2026-39345

OrangeHRM Affected by Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Email Template Loader

Priority LOW 21CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From 5.0 to 5.8, OrangeHRM Open Source fails to restrict email template file resolution to the intended plugins directory, allowing an authenticated actor who can influence the template path to read arbitrary local files. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.8.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed orangehrm (orangehrm): 5.8.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
orangehrmorangehrm5.0 to before 5.8.15.8.1Patch availableCNA
  • orangehrm Vendororangehrm Affected 5.0 to before 5.8.1 Fixed in 5.8.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0 to before 5.8.1Vulnerableorangehrm
  • cpe:2.3:a:orangehrm:orangehrm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 to before 5.8.1 Vulnerable ·orangehrm

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA orangehrm (orangehrm) Fixed in 5.8.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39345

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-24213 OrangeHRM 3.3.3 allows admin/viewProjects sortOrder SQL injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2025-40763 OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Persistent Session Access Due to Missing Invalidation After User Disable and Password Change CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2019-09618 In OrangeHRM 4.3.1 and before, there is an input validation error within… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2007-01160 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Login page in OrangeHRM before 20070212 have… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2025-40726 OrangeHRM is Vulnerable to Code Execution Through Arbitrary File Write from Sendmail Parameter Injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2020-17674 SQL injection in the Buzz module of OrangeHRM through 4.6 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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