Velneo vServer HTTP Server follows symlinks to read arbitrary files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Velneo vServer from 32.3 before 36.6 and from 37.1 before 37.2 follows links improperly before accessing files, a flaw classified as CWE-59. A remote attacker with low privileges and no user interaction can read arbitrary files on the server.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') vulnerability in Velneo vServer. This issue affects vServer: from 32.3 before 36.6 and from 37.1 before 37.2.
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
Remediation
Upgrade Velneo vServer to version 36.6 or 37.2, depending on the release line in use. The sources do not list a vendor advisory identifier for this fix.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
- Fix · CNA vServer (Velneo) Fixed in 36.6, 37.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Velneo vServer — velneo.es/avisos-de-seguridad
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-78786 Denial of service via malformed VATP packet in Velneo vServerPriority MEDIUM 44
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-114462
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-f689-pcwm-j2cm
- 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Velneo vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-78786 Denial of service via malformed VATP packet in Velneo vServer CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2021-20386 Velneo vClient improper authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2021-20385 Velneo vClient Improper authentication CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-114462 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-114462 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f689-pcwm-j2cm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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