DbGate through 7.2.6 Arbitrary File Read and Write via file:// jslid
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
DbGate fails to validate jslid parameters in the jsldata controller, allowing authenticated users to read and write arbitrary files via file:// scheme resolution. Attackers can exploit getJslFileName() to bypass directory containment and access sensitive files including encrypted database credentials stored in connections configuration.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jw66-5j32-j2m2
- 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More dbgate vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35175 DbGate: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via JSON Script Runner CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-35176 DbGate: Zip Slip in archive/unzip allows arbitrary file write leading to RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-35177 DbGate Vulnerable to Authenticated Remote Code Execution via loadReader functionName code injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-35462 DbGate: Remote Code Execution via functionName injection in loadReader endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-26969 dbgate-web: Stored XSS in applicationIcon leads to potential RCE in Electron due to unsafe renderer configuration CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2025-32068 DbGate allows Unauthorized File Access via CSV Plugin CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-85176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jw66-5j32-j2m2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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