CVE-2026-78208

exceljs-hardened before 5.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Workbook.addImage() function that fails to validate file paths. Attackers can supply arbitrary file paths to read any file accessible to the Node.js process and embed it in the generated workbook.

Published 24 Aug 2026, 01:16 UTC Last modified 24 Aug 2026, 01:16 UTC

8.7

CVSS 4.0 HIGH base score

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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack profile

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Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Scope Not assessed

Confidentiality Not assessed

Integrity Not assessed

Availability Not assessed

Affected products

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Weakness classification

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CWECWE-73

Source references

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NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference disclosure@vulncheck.com 02 Technical reference disclosure@vulncheck.com 03 Technical reference disclosure@vulncheck.com 04 Technical reference disclosure@vulncheck.com 05 Technical reference disclosure@vulncheck.com