{"id":"CVE-2026-116067","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-116067"],"related":[],"title":"Paisa: path traversal lets unauthenticated attackers read server files","description":"Paisa before 0.7.8 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the GetFile, GetSheet, DeleteBackups, and DeleteSheetBackups handlers that lets unauthenticated attackers read files and delete backups through ../ sequences in file names. Attackers can send crafted names to the editor file and delete_backups endpoints to read any server-readable file and remove backup files outside the journal or sheets directory.","summary":"Paisa, a personal finance app, has a path traversal flaw in its file and backup handlers before 0.7.8. An unauthenticated attacker can send names containing ../ to read any file the server can read and delete backup files outside the journal or sheets directory.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","paisa","self-hosted"],"not_affected_if":["not-network-reachable","version-0.7.8-or-later"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Paisa version and see whether it is below `0.7.8`.\n- Check whether the editor file and delete_backups endpoints are reachable from the internet.","fix":"- Upgrade Paisa to `0.7.8` or later.\n- Until upgraded, restrict access to the Paisa server to trusted networks.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-25T12:16:28+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-25T12:40:44+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T12:41:24+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T12:41:24+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T12:41:24Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Upgrade Paisa to `0.7.8` or later.\n- Until upgraded, restrict access to the Paisa server to trusted networks.","reach":"internet","title":"Paisa: path traversal lets unauthenticated attackers read server files","impact":"high","summary":"Paisa, a personal finance app, has a path traversal flaw in its file and backup handlers before 0.7.8. An unauthenticated attacker can send names containing ../ to read any file the server can read and delete backup files outside the journal or sheets directory.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["paisa","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.7,"needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker reads any server-readable file and deletes backups","analyst_note":"Confirm the default bind address and whether the affected endpoints are exposed by default; check the NVD entry for full version range.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Paisa version and see whether it is below `0.7.8`.\n- Check whether the editor file and delete_backups endpoints are reachable from the internet.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["version-0.7.8-or-later","not-network-reachable"],"who_is_affected":"Teams that run Paisa on a server reachable by others, especially on the internet, are exposed. Local single-user installs that are not reachable from the network are at much lower risk. The sources do not say whether default installs bind to all interfaces.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.0006,"input_tokens":3366,"output_tokens":526,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-116067':12A,15A '-2026':11A,14A '0.7.8':38B,66C 'app':25B 'attack':6A,41B,83C,94C 'backup':35B,56B,88C,105C,116C 'contain':45B,67C 'craft':97C 'cve':10A,13A 'delet':55B,87C,104C 'deletebackup':76C 'deletesheetbackup':78C 'directori':63B,123C 'editor':101C 'endpoint':106C 'file':9A,33B,49B,57B,85C,92C,102C,113C,117C 'financ':24B 'flaw':30B 'getfil':74C 'getsheet':75C 'handler':36B,79C 'host':20B 'journal':60B,120C 'let':4A,81C 'name':44B,93C,98C 'outsid':58B,118C 'packag':16B 'paisa':1A,17B,21B,64C 'path':2A,28B,69C 'person':23B 'read':7A,47B,53B,84C,108C 'readabl':112C 'remov':115C 'self':19B 'self-host':18B 'send':43B,96C 'sequenc':90C 'server':8A,51B,111C 'server-read':110C 'sheet':62B,122C 'travers':3A,29B,70C 'unauthent':5A,40B,82C 'vulner':71C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Teams that run Paisa on a server reachable by others, especially on the internet, are exposed. Local single-user installs that are not reachable from the network are at much lower risk. The sources do not say whether default installs bind to all interfaces.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-25T12:16:28+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-116067","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116067","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-25T12:16:28+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-25T12:16:28+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-25T12:40:44+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-25T12:40:44+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}