CVE-2026-0859: TYPO3 CMS Allows Insecure Deserialization via Mailer File Spool
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-0859 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in typo3. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.2, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 13-01-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-01-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
TYPO3's mail‑file spool deserialization flaw lets local users with write access to the spool directory craft a malicious file that is deserialized during the mailer:spool:send command, enabling arbitrary PHP code execution on the web server. This issue affects TYPO3 CMS versions 10.0.0-10.4.54, 11.0.0-11.5.48, 12.0.0-12.4.40, 13.0.0-13.4.22 and 14.0.0-14.0.1.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST5.2MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS trend
Probability
0.18%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
8%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.19% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
1 vendor · 2 products
References
4 links- typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-004Vendor Advisory