# CVE-2026-128046: magento-lts remote code execution via file upload in custom options

Affects OpenMage magento-lts 20.17.0 before 20.18.2 and 21.0.0-beta1 before 21.0.0-beta3 when a File custom option has an empty allowed-extension list. Fixed in 20.18.2 and 21.0.0-beta3.

- Severity: CVSS 9.2 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 20.18.2, 21.0.0-beta3
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-128046 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 9.2 (critical) and affects magento-lts; fixed in 20.18.2 and 21.0.0-beta3.

## Who should check

Stores running OpenMage magento-lts from 20.17.0 before 20.18.2, or 21.0.0-beta1 before 21.0.0-beta3, that sell products with File custom options.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openmage-magento-lts-20.17.0-before-20.18.2-unrestricted-file-upload-rce-via-custom-options ("Affecting magento-lts >= 20.17.0, < 20.18.2")

## Affected

- OpenMage magento-lts: from 20.17.0, fixed in 20.18.2
- OpenMage magento-lts: from 21.0.0-beta1, fixed in 21.0.0-beta3

## Description

OpenMage magento-lts 20.17.0 before 20.18.2 and 21.0.0-beta1 before 21.0.0-beta3 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability because the general/file/protected_extensions blocklist omits phar, php8, and phps. Unauthenticated attackers can upload a .phar file through a product File custom option to a predictable media/custom_options path and request it directly to execute code on servers that map .phar to PHP and serve that directory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenMage magento-lts, upgrade to a fixed version (20.18.2, 21.0.0-beta3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-128046 (OpenMage magento-lts 20.17.0 before 20.18.2 Unrestricted File Upload RCE via Custom Options), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-128046 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- OpenMage magento-lts: from 20.17.0, fixed in 20.18.2
- OpenMage magento-lts: from 21.0.0-beta1, fixed in 21.0.0-beta3
Fixed versions: 20.18.2, 21.0.0-beta3.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- A product has a File custom option with an empty allowed-extension list. (source: https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/security/advisories/GHSA-4fxg-469f-r6fc)
- The web server maps .phar (or .php8 / .phps) to the PHP handler. (source: https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/security/advisories/GHSA-4fxg-469f-r6fc)
- The web server serves the media/custom_options/ directory (nginx, or Apache without AllowOverride). (source: https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/security/advisories/GHSA-4fxg-469f-r6fc)
Setup: the bug is reachable in a default setup; no special feature or setting is needed.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-128046 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-128046 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/security/advisories/GHSA-4fxg-469f-r6fc
- https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/commit/ba76b2346fe1e380f39c23e68ccb818d7324d24f
- https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/commit/5b6f985785245a964aa3dc78609f6af44d9d5e27
- https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/commit/dd692b825ba50f196bcc20ae67fbed48dd95da56
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openmage-magento-lts-20.17.0-before-20.18.2-unrestricted-file-upload-rce-via-custom-options
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-128046
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-128046"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-128046 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-2026-128046

### What does this mean?

A File custom option with an empty allowed-extension list lets a visitor without logging in upload a PHP file. If the web server runs that file, the visitor can run code on the application server, which can lead to full compromise of the server.

Source: https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/security/advisories/GHSA-4fxg-469f-r6fc

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-128046?

magento-lts: from 20.17.0 before 20.18.2. magento-lts: from 21.0.0-beta1 before 21.0.0-beta3.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-128046

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The bug needs three things: a product with a File custom option that has an empty allowed-extension list, a web server that maps .phar (or .php8 or .phps) to the PHP handler, and a web server that serves the media/custom_options/ directory, as nginx does or Apache does without AllowOverride. Check the magento-lts version in your installation, then review the custom option settings, the PHP handler mappings, and the web server configuration for media/custom_options/.

Source: https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/security/advisories/GHSA-4fxg-469f-r6fc

### How do I fix CVE-2026-128046?

Upgrade to 20.18.2 or later on the 20.x line, or to 21.0.0-beta3 or later on the 21 beta line.

Source: https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/security/advisories/GHSA-4fxg-469f-r6fc

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/security/advisories/GHSA-4fxg-469f-r6fc

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-128046
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-128046

### Other links

- https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/commit/ba76b2346fe1e380f39c23e68ccb818d7324d24f
- https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/commit/5b6f985785245a964aa3dc78609f6af44d9d5e27
- https://github.com/OpenMage/magento-lts/commit/dd692b825ba50f196bcc20ae67fbed48dd95da56
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openmage-magento-lts-20.17.0-before-20.18.2-unrestricted-file-upload-rce-via-custom-options

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