# CVE-2026-53502: Thumbor has path traversal via post-validation URL decoding bypass in file\_loader

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3618, GHSA-CJ54-HPCC-GJ6H
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.8.0
- Published: 2026-07-31 · Updated: 2026-07-31

## Affected

- thumbor: fixed in 7.8.0
- thumbor (PyPI): fixed in 7.8.0

## Description

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, file_loader decodes percent-encoded path segments after its root-boundary validation, allowing traversal outside FILE_LOADER_ROOT_PATH through watermark or frame filter input. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on thumbor, upgrade to a fixed version (7.8.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/security/advisories/GHSA-cj54-hpcc-gj6h
- https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/commit/3b986d13677b30fe6651c8c72ebb25957ac0a40d
- https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/releases/tag/7.8.0

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