Authenticated Path Traversal in AIL Framework Investigation Downloads Allows Arbitrary File Read
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability exists in AIL Framework before the release containing commit 0041456af25da0cdea1c1c4624e46baff2731d8f. An authenticated AIL user can supply crafted object identifiers through the investigation workflow to cause file paths to resolve outside the intended image, favicon, or screenshot storage directories. This may allow the attacker to download and read arbitrary files that are accessible to the AIL process. The issue occurs because user-controlled path components were joined with application storage paths without verifying that the resolved path remained within the expected directory. The affected download functionality could then include the contents of such files in a generated archive.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ail project | ail framework | up to 6.8.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ail framework Vendorail project Affected up to 6.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56448
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4qv-932q-xmx8
References
More ail project vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-64575 Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in AIL Framework Username Timeline Tooltip CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-64573 Cross-site scripting in ail framework CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-64579 AIL Framework Onion Module: Non-Onion URL Accepted as Crawler Task Due to Bypassed Domain Validation CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-53282 Authenticated Server-Side Request Forgery in AIL Framework Crawler Allows Access to Internal Network Resources CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-50065 Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in Tag Error Responses in ail-framework CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-42473 Authenticated Path Traversal in AIL Framework PDF Object Handling Enables Potential Arbitrary File Read CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-56448 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-56448 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j4qv-932q-xmx8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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