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CVE-2026-116067: Paisa before 0.7.8 Path Traversal via Editor and Sheet API

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-10-25 · updated 2026-10-29
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Paisa before 0.7.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the GetFile, GetSheet, DeleteBackups, and DeleteSheetBackups handlers that lets unauthenticated attackers read files and delete backups through ../ sequences in file names. Attackers can send crafted names to the editor file and delete_backups endpoints to read any server-readable file and remove backup files outside the journal or sheets directory.

Affected products

• ananthakumaran paisa: before 0.7.8 — fixed in 0.7.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ananthakumaran paisa 0.7.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ananthakumaran/paisa
• https://github.com/ananthakumaran/paisa/blob/v0.7.7/internal/server/editor.go#L49-L70
• https://github.com/ananthakumaran/paisa/commit/035949351f7c0d0f90ecf767aa1e28b4d5a0ae31
• https://github.com/ananthakumaran/paisa/issues/420
• https://github.com/ananthakumaran/paisa/releases/tag/v0.7.8
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/paisa-before-0.7.8-path-traversal-via-editor-and-sheet-api

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