---
id: CVE-2026-114402
title: >-
  Trudesk through 1.2.11 Path Traversal and Authorization Bypass via Profile
  Image Upload
summary: >-
  Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains a path traversal and authorization bypass
  vulnerability in accountsController.uploadImage that allows authenticated
  users to overwrite other users' avatars via form-supplied _id and username
  fields. Attack…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: polonel
product: trudesk
affected:
  - trudesk <= 1.2.11
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T12:39:54.877Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114402'
references:
  - url: 'https://hackmd.io/@leediay/multiple-vuln-trudesk-1211'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/polonel/trudesk/blob/v1.2.11/src/controllers/accounts.js#L454-L553
  - url: 'https://github.com/polonel/trudesk'
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/trudesk-through-1.2.11-path-traversal-and-authorization-bypass-via-profile-image-upload
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Trudesk through 1.2.11 Path Traversal and
      Authorization Bypass via Profile Image Upload
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T12:48:53.650Z'
---

## Overview

Trudesk through 1.2.11 contains a path traversal and authorization bypass vulnerability in accountsController.uploadImage that allows authenticated users to overwrite other users' avatars via form-supplied _id and username fields. Attackers can supply a username like /../../../x to bypass the incomplete CVE-2022-1752 sanitization and write png, jpg, jpeg, or gif files outside public/uploads/users.

## Affected

- `trudesk <= 1.2.11`

## Remediation

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