Path traversal in Dynamics Business Central allows privilege escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Dynamics Business Central is affected by a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) that allows an authorized attacker to escalate privileges over a network. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 is affected from 1.0 before 11.0.50736.0. An authorized attacker with low privileges can exploit the flaw remotely with low complexity and no user interaction, and the impact is high on confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Dynamics Business Central allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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
Update Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 to version 11.0.50736.0 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018 (Microsoft) Fixed in 11.0.50736.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102226
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-xjgf-2pjj-58vp
- 2026-10-14 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-14 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-102226 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102226 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xjgf-2pjj-58vp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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