Vulnerability · Published Apr 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-39345OrangeHRM Affected by Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in Email Template Loader
Medium 4.6
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in orangehrm from orangehrm. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)4.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OrangeHRM is a comprehensive human resource management (HRM) system. From 5.0 to 5.8, OrangeHRM Open Source fails to restrict email template file resolution to the intended plugins directory, allowing an authenticated actor who can influence the template path to read arbitrary local files. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.8.1.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/orangehrm/orangehrm/security/advisories/GHSA-xq24-qv66-9v3m x_refsource_CONFIRM