CVE-2026-40521
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
29/06/2026
Last modified:
30/06/2026
Description
FrontAccounting before 2.4.20 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the attachment upload handler that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading files with traversal sequences in the unique_name parameter. Attackers can supply path traversal sequences ../../../shell.php to write files outside the intended attachments directory into the web root, and by uploading PHP files without extension validation, achieve remote code execution as the web server user.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.70
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/FrontAccountingERP/FA/commit/701fea6848da4a02fb83d30f07a9c0473d6b7e33
- https://jivasecurity.com/writeups/frontaccounting-rce-attachment-upload-cve-2026-40521
- https://sourceforge.net/p/frontaccounting/news/2026/04/release-2420/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/frontaccounting-path-traversal-rce-via-attachment-upload



