CVE-2026-40163 HIGH

CVE-2026-40163: Saltcorn has an Unauthenticated Path Traversal in sync endpoints allows arbitrary file write and directory read

Vendor Saltcorn
Product saltcorn
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published April 10, 2026
Last update April 15, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Saltcorn is an extensible, open source, no-code database application builder. Prior to 1.4.5, 1.5.5, and 1.6.0-beta.4, the POST /sync/offline_changes endpoint allows an unauthenticated attacker to create arbitrary directories and write a changes.json file with attacker-controlled JSON content anywhere on the server filesystem. The GET /sync/upload_finished endpoint allows an unauthenticated attacker to list arbitrary directory contents and read specific JSON files. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.5, 1.5.5, and 1.6.0-beta.4.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 10, 2026 CVE published
April 15, 2026 Record updated