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CVE-2026-49970: Laravel-Mediable < 7.0.0 Path Traversal via File::sanitizePath()

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-13 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Laravel-Mediable before 7.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the File::sanitizePath() function that allows attackers to write uploaded files to arbitrary locations by controlling the directory argument passed to MediaUploader::toDestination(). Attackers can exploit the permissive character-class regex that allows both dot and slash characters combined with an ineffective trailing trim() call to bypass sanitization and upload files to sensitive locations such as the document root, environment configuration files, or application configuration directories, enabling remote code execution.

Affected products

• plank laravel-mediable: before 7.0.0 — fixed in 7.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: plank laravel-mediable 7.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/plank/laravel-mediable/commit/6d1e7fb39922fdfb3b2d120e13f4eb2e653ae082
• https://github.com/plank/laravel-mediable/releases/tag/7.0.0
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/laravel-mediable-path-traversal-via-file-sanitizepath

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