High 8.7Published Jul 31, 2026

CVE-2026-53502Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:10 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Thumbor is an open-source photo thumbnail service by globo.com. Prior to 7.8.0, file_loader decodes percent-encoded path segments after its root-boundary validation, allowing traversal outside FILE_LOADER_ROOT_PATH through watermark or frame filter input. This issue is fixed in 7.8.0.

CVSS: 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, NVD)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
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Sep 8, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

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References

https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/commit/3b986d13677b30fe6651c8c72ebb25957ac0a40d
https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/releases/tag/7.8.0
https://github.com/thumbor/thumbor/security/advisories/GHSA-cj54-hpcc-gj6h

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