GHSA-jf56-v8jc-jcc5
TYPO3 CMS has Broken Access Control in its File Abstraction Layer
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | typo3/cms-core | < 10.4.57 | 10.4.57 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms-core | >= 11.0.0, < 11.5.51 | 11.5.51 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms-core | >= 12.0.0, < 12.4.46 | 12.4.46 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms-core | >= 13.0.0, < 13.4.31 | 13.4.31 |
| Packagist | typo3/cms-core | >= 14.0.0, < 14.3.3 | 14.3.3 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Problem
The path allowance check in `GeneralUtility::isAllowedAbsPath()` performed a plain string prefix comparison without requiring a directory separator boundary, causing a path like `/var/www/html-other/secret.yaml` to be incorrectly accepted as valid when the project root was `/var/www/html`. Administrator users with access to the File Abstraction Layer were able to create new file storage definitions pointing to directories outside the project root, bypassing this path check.
### Solution
Update to TYPO3 versions 10.4.57 ELTS, 11.5.51 ELTS, 12.4.46 ELTS, 13.4.31 LTS, 14.3.3 LTS that fix the problem described.
### Credits
TYPO3 CMS thanks Wolfgang Klinger for reporting this issue, and to TYPO3 core & security team member Oliver Hader for fixing it.
### Resources
* [TYPO3-CORE-SA-2026-016](https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-016)
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/security/advisories/GHSA-jf56-v8jc-jcc5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49738
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/150a983a5d687cedcfc33bbe9c335d9a13fd05e5
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/44c2fa9807944136218a0842e3051c0a379a002d
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms-core/CVE-2026-49738.yaml
- https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3
- https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-016