Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Pydio Cells 2.2.9 has a directory traversal flaw in file-management actions. An authenticated user could enumerate personal files or Cells files belonging to other users. This is primarily a confidentiality and access-control concern, not a confirmed remote code execution issue.
Executive priority
Treat this as a near-term data exposure issue for any Pydio Cells 2.2.9 environment with many internal or external users. Prioritize version verification, vendor guidance review, and access restriction if remediation cannot be immediate.
Technical view
The CVE describes directory traversal in Copy, Move, and Delete features. The affected inputs are the nodes parameter for Copy and Move, and the Path parameter for Delete. Evidence identifies Pydio Cells 2.2.9; broader affected-version scope is not established in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Pydio Cells 2.2.9 is deployed and untrusted or lower-privileged authenticated users can use Copy, Move, or Delete operations.
Exploitation context
The source states remote authenticated users can enumerate files. It does not establish unauthenticated exploitation, active exploitation, public weaponization, or KEV listing.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description and linked references. The bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, confirmed patch text, or active exploitation evidence. Avoid expanding affected-version claims beyond Pydio Cells 2.2.9 without vendor confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Check Pydio guidance and release notes for the referenced 2.2.12 releases.
- Upgrade or apply vendor-recommended remediation if your deployment matches affected conditions.
- Restrict file-management actions to trusted users until remediation is complete.
- Review access-control settings for Cells and personal-file workspaces.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Pydio Cells deployments and confirm exact versions.
- Identify users permitted to use Copy, Move, and Delete actions.
- Review logs for unusual cross-user file enumeration patterns.
- Confirm remediation status against vendor release guidance.
Public sources used
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File access behavior lookup
The CVE wording references file access or upload behavior, so file telemetry and web shell review may help. This is a Glexia inferred lookup path, not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, or CVE Program mapping.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://pydio.com/fr/community/releases/pydio-cells/pydio-cells-enterprise-2212CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/pydio/cells/releases/tag/v2.2.12CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://charonv.net/Pydio-Broken-Access-Control/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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