TYPO3 CMS has Broken Access Control in its File Abstraction Layer
Problem
The path allowance check in GeneralUtility::isAllowedAbsPath() performed a plain string prefix comparison without requiring a directory separator boundary, causing a path like /var/www/html-other/secret.yaml to be incorrectly accepted as valid when the project root was /var/www/html. Administrator users with access to the File Abstraction Layer were able to create new file storage definitions pointing to directories outside the project root, bypassing this path check.
Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 10.4.57 ELTS, 11.5.51 ELTS, 12.4.46 ELTS, 13.4.31 LTS, 14.3.3 LTS that fix the problem described.
Credits
TYPO3 CMS thanks Wolfgang Klinger for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Oliver Hader for fixing it.
Resources
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | typo3/cms-core | < 10.4.57, >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.51, >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.46, >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.31, >= 14.0.0, < 14.3.3 | 10.4.57, 11.5.51, 12.4.46, 13.4.31, 14.3.3 |
References
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-jf56-v8jc-jcc5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49738
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/150a983a5d687cedcfc33bbe9c335d9a13fd05e5
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/44c2fa9807944136218a0842e3051c0a379a002d
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2026-49738.yaml
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-016
- CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Composer
- Package
typo3/cms-core- Disclosed
- 12.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-jf56-v8jc-jcc5 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: typo3/cms-core
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 128
- First → latest
- 09.2018 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 35
- Medium 84
- Low 8
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 2
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 13
- 2021: 15
- 2022: 34
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 38
- 2025: 8
- 2026: 15
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