CVE-2026-118693: giuspen cherrytree

CherryTree through 1.7.2 Local File Disclosure via Embedded-File Filename Path

CVSS 5.6 MediumEPSS 0.0014 · 3rd percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: VulnCheck) at 28 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
giuspen	cherrytree	affected 1.7.2 and earlier custom Other versions: unaffected

Identifiers

CVE-2026-118693

CNA

VulnCheck

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-36

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.6	Medium	4.0	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	CNA (VulnCheck)Used for this record
4.7	Medium	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N	CNA (VulnCheck)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0014, the 3rd percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

28 Oct 2026, 21:11 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
28 Oct 2026, 22:17 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

github.com/giuspen/cherrytree/issues/2944 issue-tracking
github.com/giuspen/cherrytree product
github.com/giuspen/cherrytree/blob/v1.7.2/src/ct/ct_storage_xml.cc#L648-L692 technical-description
github.com/giuspen/cherrytree/blob/v1.7.2/src/ct/ct_image.cc#L757-L767 technical-description
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cherrytree-through-1.7.2-local-file-disclosure-via-embedded-file-filename-path third-party-advisory

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.