Answer in brief
CVE-2026-62992 records a Medium severity vulnerability in Smarty: Symlink path traversal out of trusted directories. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps smarty/smarty (composer), smarty/smarty (composer), smarty-php/smarty (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-62992 records a Medium severity vulnerability in Smarty: Symlink path traversal out of trusted directories. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps smarty/smarty (composer), smarty/smarty (composer), smarty-php/smarty (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps smarty/smarty (composer), smarty/smarty (composer), smarty-php/smarty (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| smarty/smartycomposer | >=5.0.0,<5.8.2 | 5.8.2 |
| smarty/smartycomposer | <4.5.7 | 4.5.7 |
| smarty-php/smartygeneric | >= 5.0.0, < 5.8.2 || < 4.5.7 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 7, 2026
Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. Prior to 5.8.2 (and 4.5.7 on the 4.x line), Security::_checkDir() does not fully resolve symbolic links before validating that a requested path lies within a configured secure directory. An attacker able to place or reference a symlink within a directory Smarty treats as trusted (e.g., a template or config directory) could use it to point outside the intended secure directory, bypassing the containment check and reading arbitrary files accessible to the PHP process. This issue is fixed in versions 5.8.2 and 4.5.7.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps smarty/smarty (composer), smarty/smarty (composer), smarty-php/smarty (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| smarty/smartycomposer | >=5.0.0,<5.8.2 | 5.8.2 |
| smarty/smartycomposer | <4.5.7 | 4.5.7 |
| smarty-php/smartygeneric | >= 5.0.0, < 5.8.2 || < 4.5.7 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 7, 2026
Smarty is a template engine for PHP, facilitating the separation of presentation (HTML/CSS) from application logic. Prior to 5.8.2 (and 4.5.7 on the 4.x line), Security::_checkDir() does not fully resolve symbolic links before validating that a requested path lies within a configured secure directory. An attacker able to place or reference a symlink within a directory Smarty treats as trusted (e.g., a template or config directory) could use it to point outside the intended secure directory, bypassing the containment check and reading arbitrary files accessible to the PHP process. This issue is fixed in versions 5.8.2 and 4.5.7.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.