CVE-2026-112069: Broken Access Control in extension "FAL Protect" (fal_protect)
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-112069 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in typo3 extension "fal protect". EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 20-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 20-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The extension no longer applied its access protection to files in file storages that use a non-default relative base path. These files were served directly by the web server, without any authentication or permission check. The issue is only exploitable when the extension is used on a website running TYPO3 14.3.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
0.47%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
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: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Typo31 product
- extension "fal protect"≥ 1.7.1, < 1.8.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
1 links- typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-ext-sa-2026-028Vendor Advisory