Medium [CVE-2026-49488] Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings
This medium-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-49488 affecting Apache OpenMeetings.
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Summary
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings. This issue affects Apache OpenMeetings: from 5.0.0 before 9.1.0.
An attacker with moderator rights in any room can read arbitrary files accessible to the OS account running the OM server, including credentials and secrets, via a crafted download request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.1.0, which fixes the issue.
- 5.0.0 through 9.1.0.
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Mitigation checklist
- Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.1.0, which fixes the issue.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 4 months ago·verify at source
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