CVE-2026-71268 (GCVE-0-2026-71268)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 12:26 – Updated: 2026-08-10 11:46
VLAI
Title
OpenPLC Runtime v3 Path Traversal in Structured Text FILE Directive Leading to Arbitrary File Write
Summary
OpenPLC Runtime v3's compile_program function (webserver/openplc.py) parses directives from uploaded Structured Text (.st) program files and writes the referenced content to with no validation that file_path stays within the ./core directory. A path-validation function, validate_file_path, exists elsewhere in the codebase (webserver/credentials.py) but is never invoked from compile_program, leaving the sink unprotected.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-05 15:41 UTC
CWE
Assigner
TuranSec CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 70/100 over 189 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
thiagoralves OpenPLC_v3 Affected: 0 , ≤ * (custom)
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Date Public
2026-08-05 12:26
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