CVE-2026-48820 CakePHP: View::element() is missing a path containment check

CakePHP is a rapid development framework for PHP. In versions 4.5.11 and earlier, 4.6.0 through 4.6.3, 5.0.0 through 5.1.6, 5.2.0 through 5.2.12, and 5.3.0 through 5.3.5, View::getElementFileName does not check that the resolved element path is within the application/plugin view template paths...

CVE-2026-48820

The CakePHP CVE-2026-48820 vulnerability affects View::_getElementFileName(), where the resolved element path is not validated to be within the application/plugin view template paths. This can allow crafted user-supplied data to include other PHP files on the server. Affected versions span 4.5.11...