Wheels up to 4.1.2 Path Containment Check/Database Dump Output path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in Wheels up to 4.1.2 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Path Containment Check/Database Dump Output. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-111448. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in Wheels up to 4.1.2. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Path Containment Check/Database Dump Output. 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:

Wheels 4.0.0 through 4.1.2 uses case-insensitive comparisons in path-containment checks on case-sensitive filesystems. Canonical-path checks for zip entries, package mappings, development assets/docs, guide images and image tags can accept paths through an existing symlink to a case-distinct sibling directory, allowing access outside the intended root, including limited file disclosure. Separately, the CLI database-dump output check can write outside the application root to an existing writable case-distinct sibling directory; that action requires the CLI POST, loopback and password gate. This is fixed in 4.2.0.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-111448 since 10/16/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Wheels

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• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2

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