CVE-2026-62992
Publication date 11 August 2026
Last updated 12 August 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. Prior to 5.8.2 (and 4.5.7 on the 4.x line), Security::_checkDir() does not fully resolve symbolic links before validating that a requested path lies within a configured secure directory. An attacker able to place or reference a symlink within a directory Smarty treats as trusted (e.g., a template or config directory) could use it to point outside the intended secure directory, bypassing the containment check and reading arbitrary files accessible to the PHP process. This issue is fixed in versions 5.8.2 and 4.5.7.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| smarty3 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| smarty4 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v4.0
Base score
6.9 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62992
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/99c048ce7a590c519b79fbd38ad0143a08183a1f
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/a1ccdb0518021a559b4066c37b76a42c86bbce90
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v4.5.7
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/releases/tag/v5.8.2
- https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/advisories/GHSA-f6wf-28g6-769x