Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-116067Paisa before 0.7.8 Path Traversal via Editor and Sheet API
High 8.2
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in paisa from ananthakumaran. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ananthakumaran | paisa | 0 – before 0.7.8 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- GitHub Issue #420 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/ananthakumaran/paisa product
- https://github.com/ananthakumaran/paisa/blob/v0.7.7/internal/server/editor.go#L49-L70 technical-description
- https://github.com/ananthakumaran/paisa/commit/035949351f7c0d0f90ecf767aa1e28b4d5a0ae31 patch
- v0.7.8 Release Notes release-notes
- VulnCheck Advisory: Paisa before 0.7.8 Path Traversal via Editor and Sheet API third-party-advisory