---
id: "CVE-2026-110970"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-110970"]
title: "P\u0142atnik: updates and support files downloaded over plain HTTP"
severity: "low"
cvss: 2.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["other", "payroll", "platnik", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T12:16:34+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T12:30:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T12:34:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110970", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T12:30:22+00:00"}]
---

# Płatnik: updates and support files downloaded over plain HTTP

Płatnik, a Polish payroll and social-insurance reporting application, downloads its updates, libraries and support files over unencrypted HTTP. An attacker on the network path can read the transmitted data and swap in their own files.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Confirm whether Płatnik is installed and which version is in use.
- Check the update and download source configured in Płatnik for `http://` addresses.

## Fix

- Płatnik version `10.02.002` with metric 242 is stated as the fixed release.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T12:30:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110970

## From the sources

Płatnik uses HTTP protocol to download updates, libraries and support files. It allows an attacker to conduct a Man-In-The-Middle attack, obtain transmitted data and replace the original files with their own.




This issue was fixed in metric 242 in version 10.02.002.

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