Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-39405

Critical

Published: 20 May 2026

Published
20 May 2026
Modified
21 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v4 9.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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
EPSS Score 0.0030 22.1th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-39405 is a critical-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.4 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Web Shell (T1505.003); ranked at the 22.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Frappe Learning Management System (LMS) is a learning system that helps users structure their content. In versions 2.50.0 and below, a user with course editing role could upload a SCORM ZIP package to write files outside the intended directory. This…

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issue has been resolved in version 2.50.1.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1505.003 Web Shell Persistence
Adversaries may backdoor web servers with web shells to establish persistent access to systems.
Why these techniques?

Path traversal in authenticated SCORM ZIP upload enables arbitrary file write, directly facilitating web shell deployment on the server.

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

In
inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References