5.2
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-0859
TYPO3 CMS Allows Insecure Deserialization via Mailer File Spool
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 13, 2026, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 13, 2026, 2:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-0859 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a
Solution
Update TYPO3 to a patched version to fix the deserialization flaw.
  • Update TYPO3 to a non-vulnerable version.
  • Restrict write access to the spool directory.
  • Review spool directory permissions.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by f4fb688c-4412-4426-b4b8-421ecf27b14a

    Jan. 13, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 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
    Added CWE CWE-502
    Added Reference https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/3225d705080a1bde57a66689621c947da5a4782f
    Added Reference https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/722bf71c118b0a8e4f2c2494854437d846799a13
    Added Reference https://github.com/TYPO3/typo3/commit/e0f0ceee480c203fbb60b87454f5f193e541d27f
    Added Reference https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2026-004
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.2
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