External Control of File Name or Path in Xtraction - CVE-2026-8043
Published: May 12, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU131195
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8043
CWE-ID: CWE-73
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Ivanti
Affected software:
Xtraction
Xtraction
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information and conduct client-side attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to external control of a file name in Ivanti Xtraction when handling file names for file access and web directory writes. A remote user can supply a crafted file name to read sensitive files and write arbitrary HTML files to a web directory to disclose sensitive information and conduct client-side attacks.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-8043
Install security update from vendor's website.