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7.5
Penpot Design Tool: Authenticated Users Can Read Local Files
CVE-2026-26202
Summary
An authenticated user with edit permissions can access sensitive system files and secrets on the server by exploiting a vulnerability in Penpot design tool. This can lead to exposure of sensitive information and potentially allow further server compromise. Update to version 2.13.2 to fix the issue.
What to do
No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|
| kaleidos | penpot | <= 2.13.2 | – |
Original title
Penpot is an open-source design tool for design and code collaboration. Prior to version 2.13.2, an authenticated user can read arbitrary files from the server by supplying a local file path (e.g. ...
Original description
Penpot is an open-source design tool for design and code collaboration. Prior to version 2.13.2, an authenticated user can read arbitrary files from the server by supplying a local file path (e.g. `/etc/passwd`) as a font data chunk in the `create-font-variant` RPC endpoint, resulting in the file contents being stored and retrievable as a "font" asset. This is an arbitrary file read vulnerability. Any authenticated user with team edit permissions can read arbitrary files accessible to the Penpot backend process on the host filesystem. This can lead to exposure of sensitive system files, application secrets, database credentials, and private keys, potentially enabling further compromise of the server. In containerized deployments, the blast radius may be limited to the container filesystem, but environment variables, mounted secrets, and application configuration are still at risk. Version 2.13.2 contains a patch for the issue.
nvd CVSS3.1
7.5
Vulnerability type
CWE-22
Path Traversal
CWE-73
Published: 19 Feb 2026 · Updated: 11 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026