CVE-2026-103441 (GCVE-0-2026-103441)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-30 15:59 – Updated: 2026-09-30 15:59
VLAI
Title
Unauthenticated arbitrary file deletion through Wikibase serialized entity parsing
Summary
Deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki Wikibase extension allows Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files. This issue affects MediaWiki Wikibase extension: 1.46, 1.45, and 1.43.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/R:I/V:C/RE:M/U:Red
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of untrusted data
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
The Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki Wikibase extension Affected: 1.46
Affected: 1.45
Affected: 1.43
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Date Public
2026-09-30 15:46
Credits
Marco Paciaroni (BomboBombone)
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