Vulnerability · Published Feb 16, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-2551ZenTao Backup control.php delete path traversal
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in ZenTao. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was determined in ZenTao up to 21.7.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function delete of the file editor/control.php of the component Backup Handler. This manipulation of the argument fileName causes path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-346160 | ZenTao Backup control.php delete path traversal vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-346160 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #749983 | Zentao PMS <=21.7.8 Arbitrary File Deletion third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ez-lbz/ez-lbz.github.io/issues/10 exploit, issue-tracking