Author Arbitrary File Download in Download Monitor

Publication date: 2026-06-15

Last updated on: 2026-06-15

Assigner: Patchstack

Description

Author Arbitrary File Download in Download Monitor <= 5.1.9 versions.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-15

Last Modified

2026-06-15

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-06-16

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2026-39489

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
patchstack	author_arbitrary_file_download	to 5.1.9 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-22	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Author Arbitrary File Download issue found in Download Monitor versions up to and including 5.1.9. It allows an author-level user to download arbitrary files from the system.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker with author-level privileges can download sensitive files from the system, potentially leading to exposure of confidential information. According to the CVSS score, the confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected.

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