Formwork before 2.3.13 contains a path traversal vulnerability in BackupController that allows authenticated panel users to read or delete arbitrary files. Attackers with backup download or delete permission can supply a base64-encoded backslash-separated traversal payload that bypasses PHP basename on Linux to access files outside the backup directory.
CVE-2026-104478
HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—Trending — 4 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-10-03. A secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.4%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
An upstream fix is merged but not yet released — mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation) until the release ships, then apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1HIGHhigh confidence
- EG Risk
- 37EG Risk 37/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release. - EPSS PROB
- 0.4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 26th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
An upstream fix is merged but not yet in a tagged release. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high until it ships, then apply the release.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 2, 2026
Last Modified
October 3, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Oct 2, 2026Upstream fix merged — awaiting tagged release. Sources: github_commit.
generic
Formwork before 2.3.13 Path Traversal via BackupController Download and Delete | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/formwork-before-2.3.13-path-traversal-via-backupcontroller-download-and-deletegeneric
GitHub - getformwork/formwork: 🏗 Formwork is a powerful, flexible and database-free CMS for building dynamic websites with files, structured content and PHP · GitHub
https://github.com/getformwork/formworkgithub_commit
commit 89e7821a6fce (getformwork/formwork)
Fix landed in getformwork/formwork commit 89e7821a6fce — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/89e7821a6fcee89474cd401b3dde0c1dccb0687fVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-104478(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-10-04 02:29 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-04 02:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-10-03 13:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-03 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-10-03 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-02 23:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-02 23:30 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-104478?
CVE-2026-104478 is a high vulnerability published on October 2, 2026. Formwork before 2.3.13 contains a path traversal vulnerability in BackupController that allows authenticated panel users to read or delete arbitrary files. Attackers with backup download or delete permission can supply a base64-encoded backslash-separated traversal payload that bypasses PHP…
When was CVE-2026-104478 disclosed?
CVE-2026-104478 was first published on October 2, 2026, with the most recent update on October 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-104478 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-104478 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (26th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-104478?
CVE-2026-104478 has a CVSS base score of 7.1 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-104478?
An upstream fix for CVE-2026-104478 has been merged but is not yet in a tagged release. Until it ships, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation, then update to the release that contains the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-104478 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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