---
id: CVE-2026-82656
title: >-
  Admidio before 5.0.12 fails to sanitize album names in the photo ZIP download
  functionality, allowing authenticated users with album-creation rights to
  include path traversal segments in archive entry names
summary: >-
  Admidio before 5.0.12 fails to sanitize album names in the photo ZIP download
  functionality, allowing authenticated users with album-creation rights to
  include path traversal segments in archive entry names. Attackers can craft
  malicious…
severity: low
cvss: 2.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-08-30'
updated: '2026-08-30'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82656'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/Admidio/admidio/security/advisories/GHSA-gm42-rf3m-682v'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/admidio-before-5.0.12-path-traversal-via-photo-zip-download
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-08-30T23:59:28.902Z'
epss: 0.00437
epssPercentile: 0.35356
---

## Overview

Admidio before 5.0.12 fails to sanitize album names in the photo ZIP download functionality, allowing authenticated users with album-creation rights to include path traversal segments in archive entry names. Attackers can craft malicious album names containing directory traversal sequences that escape the intended directory when recipients extract the archive, potentially writing files outside the target directory.

## Remediation

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