polonel Trudesk up to 1.2.11 Backup Restore /api/v1/backup path traversal

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in polonel Trudesk up to 1.2.11. Affected is an unknown function of the file /api/v1/backup of the component Backup Restore. Performing a manipulation of the argument backup results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-114399. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in polonel Trudesk up to 1.2.11. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the file /api/v1/backup of the component Backup Restore. The manipulation of the argument backup 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 integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows administrators to delete arbitrary files by supplying encoded traversal sequences to DELETE /api/v1/backup/:backup. Attackers can also pass unvalidated file values to POST /api/v1/backup/restore to restore archives from, or extract to, paths outside the intended directories.

The advisory is shared at hackmd.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-114399 since 10/21/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. 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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• polonel

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• Trudesk

Version

• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.7
• 1.2.8
• 1.2.9
• 1.2.10
• 1.2.11

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