# CVE-2026-104203: Traccar: Authentication bypass via path parameters exposes protected device media

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 6.15.0
- Published: 2026-11-04 · Updated: 2026-11-04

CVE-2026-104203 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.5 (high) and affects traccar; fixed in 6.15.0.

## Summary

Traccar, an open source GPS tracking system, has an authentication bypass in its media file handling that lets a remote attacker without logging in read protected device media files, such as photos, audio, or video, by inserting a semicolon into the request path. The bug is reached remotely over the network with no login and no user action, and it is fixed in a later release.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- traccar: from 5.1, fixed in 6.15.0

## Description

Traccar is an open source GPS tracking system. From 5.1 until 6.15.0, WebModule.java's MediaFilter Guice mapping and WebServer.java's Jetty ResourceServlet assign different routing meanings to path parameters at /api/media/*. An unauthenticated attacker who knows or guesses a device unique ID and media filename can insert a semicolon at the Servlet boundary, bypass MediaFilter's session and device authorization checks, and retrieve the protected media because Jetty still dispatches the noncanonical path to ResourceServlet. The demonstrated impact is read-only disclosure of a protected device media file; depending on the deployment and stored media, this could expose photographs, audio, video, or other uploaded files. The advisory does not establish directory listing, traversal, modification, account takeover, denial of service, or code execution. Reverse proxies that reject or rewrite semicolon path parameters may block the request. This issue is fixed in version 6.15.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on traccar, upgrade to a fixed version (6.15.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-104203 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-104203

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-104203?

traccar: from 5.1 before 6.15.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-104203

### How do I fix CVE-2026-104203?

Upgrade Traccar to 6.15.0 or later. As a temporary mitigation, a path-preserving reverse proxy can reject semicolon path parameters and other non-canonical paths before forwarding requests to Traccar.

Source: https://github.com/traccar/traccar/security/advisories/GHSA-w59q-j9pg-pw7x

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## References

- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/security/advisories/GHSA-w59q-j9pg-pw7x
- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/commit/f6f22ea32a7c6d51f2cdc923cca6d3b2621a205a
- https://github.com/traccar/traccar/releases/tag/v6.15.0

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