CVE-2026-26985
Authenticated path traversal in LORIS can read config files containing credentials.
Is CVE-2026-26985 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-26985 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-26985?
CVE-2026-26985 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-26985?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-26985. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-26985 affect?
CVE-2026-26985 affects LORIS web application (Longitudinal Online Research and Imaging System). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-26985?
Patch to fixed version; or disable electrophysiology_browser.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated user can read config files with credentials via path traversal, enabling reuse to DB/services.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 24.0.0 and < 26.0.5
- affected>= 27.0.0 and < 27.0.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.