CVE-2026-55439
MEDIUMHalo: Path Traversal in Backup Download Leads to Arbitrary File Read
Title source: cnaDescription
Halo is an open source website building tool. Prior to 2.24.3, a path traversal vulnerability in the backup download endpoint allows authenticated administrators to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. The backup download endpoint (GET /apis/console.api.migration.halo.run/v1alpha1/backups/{name}/files/{filename}) in MigrationServiceImpl.download() resolves the backup filename via Path.resolve() without validating that the resolved path stays within the designated backups directory. Also, the Backup creation endpoint (POST /apis/migration.halo.run/v1alpha1/backups) does not sanitize the status fields during creation This vulnerability is fixed in 2.24.3.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
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https://github.com/halo-dev/halo/security/advisories/GHSA-h8wj-chr2-hf66
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https://github.com/halo-dev/halo/issues/10064
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
26.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
halo-dev/halo
< 2.24.3
Published
Jun 25, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 25, 2026