CVE-2026-9053 (GCVE-0-2026-9053)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-22 02:57 – Updated: 2026-05-22 12:36
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Mothra would respect a default value given by a website for HTML file upload forms. An attacker could craft a website with a malicious default file path, and then conceal this form element.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-22 12:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-434 - Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://git.9front.org/plan9front/9front/d145acc9… | mitigation |
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