exceljs-hardened before 5.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Workbook.addImage() function that fails to validate file paths. Attackers can supply arbitrary file paths to read any file accessible to the Node.js process and embed it in the generated workbook.
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Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Description exceljs-hardened before 5.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the Workbook.addImage() function that fails to validate file paths. Attackers can supply arbitrary file paths to read any file accessible to the Node.js process and embed it in the generated workbook.
Title exceljs through 4.4.0 Path Traversal via Unvalidated addImage filename
First Time appeared Exceljs Project
Exceljs Project exceljs
Weaknesses CWE-73
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exceljs_project:exceljs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Exceljs Project
Exceljs Project exceljs
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-24T00:30:47.795Z

Reserved: 2026-08-24T00:15:01.656Z

Link: CVE-2026-78208

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-24T01:16:58.280

Modified: 2026-08-24T01:16:58.280

Link: CVE-2026-78208

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-24T01:30:04Z

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