Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-74236 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-74236 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-74236?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 4 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- GFI ClearView before 7.6.5; GFI Exinda AI before 7.6.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-74236?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-74236 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-74236?
- Check whether you run GFI ClearView or GFI Exinda AI at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a classic path traversal (CWE-22) flaw in the unlink_or_email_file() function, which processes parameters prefixed with v_file_row_. The function appends user-supplied values directly to a base directory path without sanitizing directory traversal sequences (e.g., ../), allowing an attacker to escape the intended directory. An authenticated attacker with Admin privileges can craft requests with path traversal payloads to delete arbitrary files anywhere on the system with root-level permissions. The vulnerability requires authentication and admin access. The fix is available in version 7.6.5 or later.
Affected products
- GFI Exinda AI before 7.6.5
- GFI ClearView before 7.6.5
Timeline
- 2026-09-04: disclosed: Vulnerability published and CVE assigned