# CVE-2026-121263: phpMyAdmin MoTranslator Loader.php getTranslator path traversal

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116104, GHSA-74XW-5Q43-9M62
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-121263 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.3 (medium) and affects MoTranslator; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

The MoTranslator component of phpMyAdmin, a translation library used by the phpMyAdmin database administration tool, is affected. A remote attacker who manipulates the locale input can use path traversal to reach files outside the intended directory.

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

## Affected

- phpMyAdmin MoTranslator: 6.0.0, 6.0.1

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in phpMyAdmin MoTranslator up to 6.0.1. The impacted element is the function Loader::getTranslator of the file motranslator-master/src/Loader.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument locale can lead to path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on phpMyAdmin MoTranslator, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-121263 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. CISA's SSVC assessment notes a proof of concept exists. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121263

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121263?

MoTranslator: versions 6.0.0, 6.0.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-121263

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/430229
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/430229/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-121263
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1018559
- https://gist.github.com/Ishanoshada/42eb6d8737aef38e133afb04fd2e52e8

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