---
id: CVE-2026-114399
title: Trudesk through 1.2.11 Path Traversal via Backup Delete and Restore API
summary: >-
  Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows
  administrators to delete arbitrary files by supplying encoded traversal
  sequences to DELETE /api/v1/backup/:backup. Attackers can also pass
  unvalidated file value…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: polonel
product: trudesk
affected:
  - trudesk <= 1.2.11
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-21T15:00:10.715690Z'
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T15:48:28.516Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114399'
references:
  - url: 'https://hackmd.io/@leediay/multiple-vuln-trudesk-1211'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/polonel/trudesk/blob/v1.2.11/src/controllers/backuprestore.js#L108-L118
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/polonel/trudesk/blob/v1.2.11/src/backup/restore.js#L69-L71
  - url: 'https://github.com/polonel/trudesk'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/trudesk-through-1.2.11-path-traversal-via-backup-delete-and-restore-api
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Trudesk through 1.2.11 Path Traversal via Backup
      Delete and Restore API
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T12:48:53.653Z'
---

## Overview

Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows administrators to delete arbitrary files by supplying encoded traversal sequences to DELETE /api/v1/backup/:backup. Attackers can also pass unvalidated file values to POST /api/v1/backup/restore to restore archives from, or extract to, paths outside the intended directories.

## Affected

- `trudesk <= 1.2.11`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.