CVE-2026-53502

HIGHPre-NVD 8.78.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 71% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
8.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.7Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, file_loader decodes percent-encoded path segments after its root-boundary validation, allowing traversal outside FILE_LOADER_ROOT_PATH through watermark or frame filter input. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

CVSS v3
8.7
EG Score
8.7(medium)
EG Risk
70(Attend)
EG Risk 70/100SSVC: Attend

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 computed
Severity87% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 31, 2026

Last Modified

July 31, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 31, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_release, github.
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Path traversal via post-validation URL decoding bypass in file_loader · Advisory · thumbor/thumbor · GitHub

https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/security/advisories/GHSA-cj54-hpcc-gj6h
github_release Patch Available

Release 7.8.0

Patch available: thumbor/thumbor 7.8.0

https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/releases/tag/7.8.0
github_commit Patch Available

commit 3b986d13677b (thumbor/thumbor)

Patch available: thumbor/thumbor 7.8.0 (contains commit 3b986d13677b)

https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/commit/3b986d13677b30fe6651c8c72ebb25957ac0a40d

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53502(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
thumbor6.3.2-3 ... 7.7.7-6 (16 versions)7.8.0-1—
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
thumbor4.1.3 ... 7.7.7 (118 versions)7.8.0—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 14× in last 7d / 42× 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.

  1. 2026-08-21 00:52 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-07 17:57 UTCEG score recompute
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  15. 2026-07-31 19:23 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.70
  16. 2026-07-31 19:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.7 · CVSS v4 → 8.7
  17. 2026-07-31 19:07 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53502?
CVE-2026-53502 is a high vulnerability published on July 31, 2026. Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, fileloader decodes percent-encoded path segments after its root-boundary validation, allowing traversal outside FILELOADERROOTPATH through watermark or frame filter input. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.
When was CVE-2026-53502 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53502 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 31, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53502 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53502 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53502?
CVE-2026-53502 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53502?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53502, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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