Laravel Excel writes exports outside the configured filesystem disk when given a caller-controlled path
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Laravel Excel provides supercharged Excel exports and imports in Laravel. From 3.1.8 until 3.1.70, in src/Files/Disk.php the Maatwebsite\Excel\Files\Disk::copy() method resolves the caller-controlled $destination supplied through Excel::store(), $export->store(), or storeExcel() against the process working directory with realpath() instead of the configured filesystem disk. If the path names an existing writable file, Disk::copy() opens it with fopen() in rb+ mode and uses stream_copy_to_stream(), bypassing Flysystem path confinement and allowing an attacker whose application input controls the export path to overwrite arbitrary existing files with export content. The rb+ behavior creates a non-truncating overwrite and trailing bytes when the new export is shorter, and overwriting an executable PHP file can lead to remote code execution. This issue is fixed in version 3.1.70.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpartnerNL | Laravel-Excel | 3.1.8 to before 3.1.70 | 3.1.70 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | maatwebsite/excel (Packagist) | 3.1.8 to before 3.1.70 | 3.1.70 | Patch available | GHSA-c7r6-vx3h-w5g2 |
- Laravel-Excel VendorSpartnerNL Affected 3.1.8 to before 3.1.70 Fixed in 3.1.70 Patch available CNA
- maatwebsite/excel (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.1.8 to before 3.1.70 Fixed in 3.1.70 Patch available GHSA-c7r6-vx3h-w5g2
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Laravel-Excel (SpartnerNL) Fixed in 3.1.70
- Fix · GHSA-c7r6-vx3h-w5g2 maatwebsite/excel (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.70 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84374
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c7r6-vx3h-w5g2
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-84374 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84374 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c7r6-vx3h-w5g2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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