CVE-2026-0522
Vertigis Fm 10.11.363
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/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:XSummary
CVE-2026-0522 is a high-severity Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere (CWE-610) vulnerability in Vertigis Fm. Its CVSS base score is 7.4 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 46th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and AC-4 (Information Flow Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2026-0522 is a local file inclusion vulnerability (CWE-610) in the upload/download flow of the VertiGIS FM application, specifically affecting version 10.5.00119 (0d29d428). Authenticated attackers can manipulate a file's path during upload, causing the application to store or reference arbitrary server files. When the manipulated file is subsequently downloaded, the contents of the attacker-controlled path are returned instead.
Attackers require low privileges (PR:L) and network access (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) to exploit this issue, earning a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (C:H/I:H/A:H). Successful exploitation enables reading of arbitrary files, and due to the ASP.NET architecture, obtaining the web.config file could facilitate remote code execution. Additionally, the application's handling of UNC paths may allow NTLM-relaying attacks.
Advisories from VertiGIS and Redguard Security provide further details on mitigation: https://support.vertigis.com/hc/en-us/articles/31214433137042-Security-Vulnerability-VertiGIS-FM and https://www.redguard.ch/blog/2026/04/01/advisory-vertigisfm/.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-17877
Vulnerability Data
A local file inclusion vulnerability in the upload/download flow of the VertiGIS FM application allows authenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server by manipulating a file's path during its upload. When the file is subsequently downloaded, the file…
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in the attacker controlled path is returned. Due to the application's ASP.NET architecture, this could potentially lead to remote code execution when the "web.config" file is obtained. Furthermore, the application resolves UNC paths which may enable NTLM-relaying attacks. This issue affects VertiGIS FM: 10.5.00119 (0d29d428).
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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- 3 hardening rules · 2 OS baselines
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces access authorizations so externally supplied references cannot reach resources outside the intended sphere.
Controls information flow between security domains, blocking resolution of external references to unintended spheres.
Validates information inputs, directly stopping externally controlled names or references from being accepted.
Monitors and controls boundary communications, limiting the ability of external references to reach protected resources.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure development practices directly require input validation and reference sanitization that prevent externally-controlled resource references.
Runtime monitoring of software and data flows can detect anomalous external resource accesses that result from this weakness.
Network segmentation and access controls limit the blast radius when an external reference escapes its intended sphere.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect instances of the weakness but does not prevent it at design or coding time.
Secure development lifecycle mandates validation of all external references to prevent uncontrolled resource access.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against externally supplied resource identifiers.
Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface for externally controlled references but do not prescribe specific validation rules.
Secure coding standards require input validation and canonicalization to block externally controlled resource references.
Information access restriction limits what resources can be reached, indirectly reducing impact of external references.
Hardening callouts derived
Configuration rules from DISA STIG baselines that bear on weaknesses of the type cited by this CVE. Each rule is shown with the relationship its mapping actually records, against the CWE it was authored against. Derived via CVE→CWE over `controls_xwalks` (authoritative rows only; rows rated `none` are excluded).
Oracle Linux 8 (1 rule)
- V-248577 OL 8 must enable kernel parameters to enforce Discretionary Access Control (DAC) on symlinks. prevents CWE-610