CVE-2026-92970

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 56.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-22.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-17 13:43Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-19 02:25Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-09-17

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

85259faf0165d39aa21066ebb61ed3ce0164649e3f93158850cb26df3a393b09

• github.comPatch Commithttps://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/commit/4a58215463e5d42f8d03567358171383da939946patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/commit/5b4c4aefedf647390465cdfd0e7fa626c3e1cb39patch
• github.comhttps://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/plugins/projects/files/connections.php#L812-L815technical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/libraries/Hubzero/Filesystem/Entity.php#L53-L73technical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cms/blob/v2.2.32/core/components/com_projects/api/controllers/filesv1_0.php#L809-L880technical-description
• github.comhttps://github.com/hubzero/hubzero-cmsproduct
• www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: HUBzero CMS through 2.2.32 Path Traversal via File Uploadhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hubzero-cms-through-2.2.32-path-traversal-via-file-uploadthird-party-advisory