Malcolm vulnerable to RCE via unrestricted .php upload to the file-upload component
Malcolm is a network traffic analysis tool suite. The file-upload component (FilePond PHP backend) accepts uploads at `POST /server/php/submit.php` and stores them in a directory served by the same nginx and php-fpm instance. The allow-list that should restrict accepted file types is an empty array by default (`file-upload/php/config.php:16`), so the type check is a no-op and every extension is accepted. The filename sanitizer keeps the `.php` extension intact. Committed files land in `/var/www/upload/server/php/files` (`file-upload/php/config.php:7`), and the component's nginx routes any URL ending in `.php` to php-fpm. An authenticated `GET /server/php/files/.php` then executes the uploaded code as `www-data`. Prior to version 26.06.1, in RBAC mode, the upload endpoint is reachable by the granular `ROLE_UPLOAD` role (`nginx/lua/nginx_auth_helpers.lua:71`), a role intended only for submitting capture files. As a result, a user holding the upload-only role runs arbitrary PHP as `www-data` inside the file-upload container. Version 26.06.1 fixes the issue.
CVE-2026-55676
Primary source · Revision 1
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Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-55676
Malcolm
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
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Structured affected-version data
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[
{
"vendor": "cisagov",
"product": "Malcolm",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "< 26.06.1"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "26.06.1"
}
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-55676
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #8169 · Revision 1
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