Faceted Search Extension up to 5.6.1/6.6.0/7.0.0 on TYPO3 File System path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in Faceted Search Extension up to 5.6.1/6.6.0/7.0.0 on TYPO3. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component File System Handler. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-46724. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Faceted Search Extension up to 5.6.1/6.6.0/7.0.0 on TYPO3. This affects an unknown code block of the component File System Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The file indexer does not normalize the configured directory path. A backend user with permission to edit indexer configurations can index documents from arbitrary locations on the server file system through path traversal sequences.

It is possible to read the advisory at typo3.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-46724 since 05/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.6.2, 6.6.1 or 7.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Faceted Search Extension

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• 5.6.0
• 5.6.1
• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6.0
• 7.0

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