balbooa Gridbox Extension up to 2.20.1 Photo Viewer path traversal
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in balbooa Gridbox Extension up to 2.20.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Photo Viewer. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-65886. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in balbooa Gridbox Extension up to 2.20.1. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Photo Viewer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
Joomla Extension - balbooa.com - Unauthenticated arbitrary file read in Gridbox < 2.20.2 - The photo viewer allows unauthenticated attackers to view arbitrary files.
The advisory is shared at balbooa.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-65886 since 07/23/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/23/2026 CVE reserved07/29/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/29/2026 VulDB entry created
07/29/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: balbooa.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2026-65886 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-65886
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-384185
Entry
Created: 07/29/2026 17:10Changes: 07/29/2026 17:10 (52)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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