Bug 2566057 (CVE-2026-121263)

Summary: CVE-2026-121263 phpmyadmin/motranslator: phpMyAdmin MoTranslator: Path traversal via manipulated locale argument
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A flaw was found in phpMyAdmin MoTranslator. This flaw allows a remote attacker to perform path traversal by supplying a manipulated locale argument to the Loader::getTranslator function. Successful exploitation may allow unauthorized access to files outside the intended translation directory.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-11-03 18:09:24 UTC 
A vulnerability was determined in phpMyAdmin MoTranslator up to 6.0.1. The impacted element is the function Loader::getTranslator of the file motranslator-master/src/Loader.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument locale can lead to path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.