CVE-2026-65689: Bold Reports Standalone Report Designer < 14.1.12 Arbitrary File Read via Database Download

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-23 · updated 2026-10-29
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Bold Reports Standalone Report Designer before 14.1.12 contains a missing filepath validation vulnerability in its database download feature that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem by supplying a crafted request. Attackers can exploit this path traversal weakness to disclose sensitive server files, including authentication credentials, enabling full unauthorized access to the application. The vulnerability is specific to the DataHub module, which was introduced in Bold Reports 6.3. Therefore, versions prior to 6.3 are not affected.

Affected products

Bold Reports (By SyncFusion) Standalone Report Designer: from 6.3 before 14.1.12 — fixed in 14.1.12
Bold Reports (By SyncFusion) Standalone Report Designer: from 6.3 before 14.1.12 — fixed in 14.1.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Bold Reports (By SyncFusion) Standalone Report Designer 14.1.12; Bold Reports (By SyncFusion) Standalone Report Designer 14.1.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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