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TI-2026-74977 Aliases CVE-2026-111234

SimplePie Local File Read via file:// Redirect

Priority HIGH 69CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
Present
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-73 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

SimplePie through 1.9.0 contains a local file read vulnerability (CWE-73) that lets a malicious feed server read server files. The server returns a Location header or feed link pointing to a file:// path, and file_get_contents() reads any file the web server process can access. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.2 (HIGH). CISA's SSVC rates exploitation as proof of concept, not automatable, with partial technical impact, and CISA has not added it to KEV.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

SimplePie through 1.9.0 contains a local file read vulnerability that allows malicious feed servers to read server files by supplying file:// URLs in redirects or autodiscovery links. Attackers can return a Location header or feed link pointing to a file:// path, causing file_get_contents() to read files accessible to the web server process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0031 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
SimplePiesimplepieup to 1.9.0—No fix listedCNA
  • simplepie VendorSimplePie Affected up to 1.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version is listed for SimplePie. Red Hat lists one product as not affected. Until a fix is released, restrict which feed servers SimplePie fetches from and block file:// redirects.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111234
  2. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  5. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 5

Sources

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