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CVE-2026-39345: OrangeHRM Affected by Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Email Template Loader
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-04-07 · updated 2026-07-24
- Weakness: CWE-22
Description
OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From 5.0 to 5.8, OrangeHRM Open Source fails to restrict email template file resolution to the intended plugins directory, allowing an authenticated actor who can influence the template path to read arbitrary local files. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.8.1.
Affected products
- orangehrm: from 5.0 before 5.8.1 — fixed in 5.8.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: orangehrm 5.8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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