---
id: "CVE-2026-81163"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-81163"]
title: "Drupal Media Library Importer: path traversal through versions up to 2.1.6"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.4
epss: 0.00216
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["drupal", "package", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["module-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T02:17:01+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:14:32+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81163", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-81163", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:52+00:00"}]
---

# Drupal Media Library Importer: path traversal through versions up to 2.1.6

Drupal Media Library Importer has a path traversal flaw that lets a request reach files outside the intended directory. The sources do not say which files an attacker can read or write.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Media Library Importer module with `drush pm:list --filter=media_library_importer` or in the Drupal admin under Extend.
- Treat versions up to `2.1.6` as affected.

## Fix

- Update the Drupal Media Library Importer module to a release newer than `2.1.6`; the fixed version is unknown from the sources.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81163
- 2026-10-24T07:15:52+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-81163

## From the sources

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Drupal Media Library Importer allows Path Traversal. This issue affects Media Library Importer versions: from 0.0.0 to 2.1.6.

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