Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2026 · Assigned by wikimedia-foundation

CVE-2026-0669Path Traversal vulnerability in CSS extension on certain web servers

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in MediaWiki - CSS extension from Wikimedia Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - CSS extension allows Path Traversal.This issue affects MediaWiki - CSS extension: 1.44, 1.43, 1.39.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki - CSS extension 1.441.431.39

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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