CVE-2026-72697

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-25. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

Grav CMS before 2.0.16 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the media_directory() Twig function that fails to validate filesystem paths, allowing authenticated users to enumerate and access files outside intended scope. Attackers with page authoring privileges can supply arbitrary filesystem paths to media_directory() and use the allow-listed filepath accessor on Medium objects to read file contents of any file matching configured media extensions that the web server process can access.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 25, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 25, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

Grav CMS before 2.0.16 Path Traversal via media_directory | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-cms-before-path-traversal-via-media-directory
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

media_directory() Twig function allows filesystem path traversal and file content disclosure from sandboxed page content · Advisory · getgrav/grav · GitHub

https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-47ch-6w46-6xm7

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72697(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 17× in last 7d / 17× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 09:30 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 09:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 11:44 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-28 11:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-27 13:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-26 16:12 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-26 16:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-25 18:20 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-25 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-25 02:19 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-25 01:50 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-25 01:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72697?
CVE-2026-72697 is a medium vulnerability published on August 25, 2026. Grav CMS before 2.0.16 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the mediadirectory() Twig function that fails to validate filesystem paths, allowing authenticated users to enumerate and access files outside intended scope. Attackers with page authoring privileges can supply arbitrary filesystem…
When was CVE-2026-72697 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72697 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 25, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72697 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72697 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 77.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72697?
CVE-2026-72697 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72697?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72697, 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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