# SA-2026-037: Fact-check and issues tools trust paths and owners from data

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Security advisory SA-2026-037 (low, open): Fact-check and issues tools trust paths and owners from data.

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# SA-2026-037: Fact-check and issues tools trust paths and owners from data

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|  |  |
|---|---|
| **Severity** | low |
| **Status** | open |
| **Weakness** | CWE-22 |
| **Component** | `admin/factcheck/fc.py, admin/build/issues_sync.py` |
| **Found by** | security@php.newsroom (pass 3 review) |
| **Found** | 2026-10-24 |
| **Fixed in** | not yet |

## What it is

fc.py joins a claim's file into a vault path without containment; issues_sync takes a card's owner from its folder name, which any member writes.

## What an attacker could do

An excerpt verified against the wrong file; a card forged for another member.

**How:** Public.

## Root cause

Convention in place of checks.

## What would fix it

Containment and owner checks.


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