CVE-2026-42028 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-42028: novaGallery: Unauthenticated Path Traversal in Album and Cached Image Routes Allows Reading Images Outside Gallery Root

Vendor Novafacile
Product novagallery
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published May 8, 2026
Last update May 8, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

novaGallery is a php image gallery. Prior to version 2.1.1, a path traversal vulnerability has been identified in novaGallery. This allows unauthenticated users to read image files outside the intended gallery root directory. This issue has been patched in version 2.1.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 8, 2026 CVE published
May 8, 2026 Record updated