CVE-2026-46724 — tpwd/ke_search
CVE-2026-46724 is a Path Traversal vulnerability in tpwd/ke_search. A fix is available for tpwd/ke_search — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Path Traversal in extension "Faceted Search" (ke_search)
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-46724.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
In TYPO3 faceted fulltext search (ke_search), the file indexer does not normalize the configured directory path. A backend user with permission to edit indexer configurations can index documents from arbitrary locations on the server file system through path traversal sequences. This has been patched in versions 7.0.1, 6.6.1, 5.6.2 and 4.6.7.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | tpwd/ke_search | ≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.0.1 | 7.0.1composer require tpwd/ke_search:^7.0.1 |
| 🐘Packagist | tpwd/ke_search | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.6.1 | 6.6.1composer require tpwd/ke_search:^6.6.1 |
| 🐘Packagist | tpwd/ke_search | ≥ 5.0.0&&< 5.6.2 | 5.6.2composer require tpwd/ke_search:^5.6.2 |
| 🐘Packagist | tpwd/ke_search | all versions | 4.6.7composer require tpwd/ke_search:^4.6.7 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for tpwd/ke_search, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update tpwd/ke_search to 7.0.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-46724 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
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