CVE-2026-85272
Open edX Platform enables the authoring and delivery of online learning at any scale. From Aspen.1 until Ulmo and Verawood.1, openedx/core/lib/extract_archive.py uses _is_bad_path to validate safe_extractall targets by comparing resolved path strings with startswith instead of comparing path components. A course author or staff user with course import permission can submit a crafted .tar.gz archive through the import_olx flow initiated by cms.djangoapps.contentstore.views.import_export.import_handler.
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An archive member can therefore escape into a sibling course staging directory whose name shares the attacker's base64 directory prefix, causing limited cross-tenant file corruption. Zip archives are not practically affected because ZipFile.extractall strips parent traversal segments, and the advisory does not establish arbitrary filesystem writes, file reads, or direct code execution. This issue is fixed in Ulmo and Verawood.1.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 4.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.48%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 39
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1210Exploitation of Remote Serviceslateral movement72 % - Impacto principal
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulationimpact65 % - Impacto secundario
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection58 %
Vector AV:N/PR:L indica acceso remoto autenticado a servicio (plataforma Open edX). CWE-22 (path traversal) permite manipular archivos en directorios hermanos mediante archive crafting. Impacto limitado a corrupción de datos en staging (T1565.001) y posible lectura en contexto de curso (T1005).
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Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-22
Referencias
- https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commit/8422334e2063015a28b6460a34aa4bb4d8ae1ca8
- https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commit/97de0586d878936c9f97c03fdaa20346ee8eac29
- https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/commit/e552907ff33a7b2e53f99b819123c9dacdfc127a
- https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/releases/tag/release/ulmo.4
- https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/releases/tag/release/verawood.1
- https://github.com/openedx/openedx-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-6cmm-8875-5pcw
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