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CVE-2026-0669 (GCVE-0-2026-0669)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 17:46 – Updated: 2026-01-07 19:21
VLAI
Title
Path Traversal vulnerability in CSS extension on certain web servers
Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - CSS extension allows Path Traversal.This issue affects MediaWiki - CSS extension: 1.44, 1.43, 1.39.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-07 19:20 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - CSS extension Affected: 1.44
Affected: 1.43
Affected: 1.39
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