Posted by Maxim Solodovnik on Jan 07 Severity: important Affected versions: - Apache OpenMeetings 2.1 before 8.0.0 Description: Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.1.0 before 8.0.0 Description: Default clustering instructions at https://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html  doesn't specify white/black lists for OpenJPA this leads to possible deserialisation of untrusted data. Users are recommended to upgrade to...

A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2024-54676, CVSS 9.8) has been discovered in Apache OpenMeetings, a popular open-source platform for The post Apache OpenMeetings Users Urged to Patch Critical Flaw – CVE-2024-54676 (CVSS 9.8) appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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TL;DR Apache has patched a critical OpenMeetings vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-49488. The path traversal flaw grants arbitrary file read to any user with moderator rights in a room. Version 9.1.0 fixes the issue, and no exploitation or public proof-of-concept has been confirmed. Why It Matters OpenMeetings powers video conferencing, whiteboards, and document collaboration for many self-hosted deployments. Moderator rights are not a high bar, since organizations often hand them to ordinary staff.

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