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CVE-2026-79318

web2py 3.2.2-stable (commit a7330a2bf21219fa77860b6665de927dd4f98e6d) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in read_file()/write_file() (applications/admin/controllers/webservices.py).

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.56%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

web2py 3.2.2-stable (commit a7330a2bf21219fa77860b6665de927dd4f98e6d) is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in read_file()/write_file() (applications/admin/controllers/webservices.py).

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.56% probability · 46th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%22 September 2026: 0.22%26 October 2026: 0.56%22 September 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.2% on 22 September 2026 to 0.6% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.