CVE-2026-28276CWE-200CWE-284CWE-862

Initiative Allows Unauthenticated Access to Uploaded Documents via Public /uploads/ Endpoint

High · published February 26, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Initiative is a self-hosted project management platform. An access control vulnerability exists in Initiative versions prior to 0.32.2 where uploaded documents are served from a publicly accessible /uploads/ directory without any authentication or authorization checks. Any uploaded file can be accessed directly via its URL by unauthenticated users (e.g., in an incognito browser session), leading to potential disclosure of sensitive documents. The problem was patched in v0.32.2, and the patch was further improved on in 032.4.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00565 · 46.2th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor; CWE-284 · Improper Access Control; CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2026-02-26T22:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 FEB 22:57Z
    Initiative Allows Unauthenticated Access to Uploaded Documents via Public /uploads/ Endpoint
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