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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-1330

High
MeetingHub developed by HAMASTAR Technology has an Arbitrary File Read vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit Absolute Path Traversal to download arbitrary system files.
CWE-36 — Weakness Type
Published: Jan 22, 2026  ·  Modified: Feb 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

MeetingHub developed by HAMASTAR Technology has an Arbitrary File Read vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit Absolute Path Traversal to download arbitrary system files.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

MeetingHub by HAMASTAR Technology contains a critical Absolute Path Traversal vulnerability (CVE-2026-1330) allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary system files. With a CVSS score of 7.5 and no authentication required, this poses an immediate risk to organizations using this collaboration platform. A patch is available and should be deployed urgently to prevent unauthorized data exfiltration.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 3, 2026 10:16
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations in government (NCA, MOCI), banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions), and large enterprises using MeetingHub for secure communications face critical risk. Government agencies handling classified communications, financial institutions processing sensitive transactions, and healthcare providers managing patient data are particularly vulnerable. The vulnerability could expose configuration files, credentials, and sensitive business documents. Telecom operators and energy sector organizations using this platform for internal collaboration are also at significant risk of data breach.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Government (NCA, MOCI, Ministry of Interior) Banking and Financial Services (SAMA-regulated) Healthcare (MOH, private hospitals) Energy (ARAMCO, utilities) Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain) Education (Universities, research institutions) Large Enterprises (any using MeetingHub)
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all instances of MeetingHub within your organization using network scanning and asset inventory tools
2. Isolate affected MeetingHub servers from production networks if patching cannot be completed within 24 hours
3. Review access logs for suspicious file read requests (look for path traversal patterns like ../ or encoded variants)
4. Assume breach: audit all files accessible from MeetingHub installation directory

PATCHING:
1. Apply the available patch from HAMASTAR immediately to all MeetingHub instances
2. Test patch in non-production environment first
3. Implement change management procedures for production deployment
4. Verify patch effectiveness by attempting path traversal exploitation in test environment

COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Implement network-level access controls restricting MeetingHub to authorized users only
2. Deploy WAF rules to block requests containing path traversal patterns (../, ..\, %2e%2e, etc.)
3. Restrict file system permissions on MeetingHub service account to minimum necessary
4. Monitor and log all file access attempts from MeetingHub process

DETECTION:
1. Monitor for HTTP requests with encoded or unencoded path traversal sequences to MeetingHub endpoints
2. Alert on file read operations from MeetingHub process accessing files outside intended directories
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by exploitation attempts
4. Review MeetingHub application logs for unusual file access patterns
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. تحديد جميع نسخ MeetingHub داخل المنظمة باستخدام أدوات المسح الشبكي وجرد الأصول
2. عزل خوادم MeetingHub المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إذا لم يتمكن من إكمال التصحيح خلال 24 ساعة
3. مراجعة سجلات الوصول للطلبات المريبة لقراءة الملفات (ابحث عن أنماط المسار المطلق مثل ../)
4. افترض حدوث خرق: تدقيق جميع الملفات التي يمكن الوصول إليها من دليل تثبيت MeetingHub

التصحيح:
1. تطبيق التصحيح المتاح من HAMASTAR فوراً على جميع نسخ MeetingHub
2. اختبار التصحيح في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
3. تنفيذ إجراءات إدارة التغيير لنشر الإنتاج
4. التحقق من فعالية التصحيح بمحاولة استغلال المسار المطلق في بيئة الاختبار

الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تنفيذ ضوابط الوصول على مستوى الشبكة لتقييد MeetingHub للمستخدمين المصرح لهم فقط
2. نشر قواعد WAF لحجب الطلبات التي تحتوي على أنماط المسار المطلق
3. تقييد أذونات نظام الملفات لحساب خدمة MeetingHub بالحد الأدنى الضروري
4. مراقبة وتسجيل جميع محاولات الوصول إلى الملفات من عملية MeetingHub

الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات HTTP التي تحتوي على تسلسلات المسار المطلق المشفرة أو غير المشفرة
2. التنبيه على عمليات قراءة الملفات من عملية MeetingHub التي تصل إلى ملفات خارج الدلائل المقصودة
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بمحاولات الاستغلال
4. مراجعة سجلات تطبيق MeetingHub للأنماط غير العادية في الوصول إلى الملفات
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information Security Policies and Procedures A.6.1.1 - Access Control Policy A.6.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration A.8.1.1 - Asset Management A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on Software Installation A.12.6.1 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2: Software Platforms and Applications PR.AC-1: Identities and Credentials PR.PT-2: Removable Media Protection DE.CM-8: Vulnerability Scans RS.MI-2: Incidents are mitigated
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Management Direction for Information Security A.6.1 - Organizational Controls A.8.1 - Asset Management A.12.6 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities A.14.2 - Software Development and Change Management
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 2.2 - Configuration Standards Requirement 6.2 - Security Patches Requirement 11.2 - Vulnerability Scanning
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
hamastar:meetinghub_paperless_meetings
📊 CVSS Score
7.5
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityN — None / Network
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.5
CWECWE-36
EPSS0.03%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-01-22
Source Feed nvd
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.2
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
CWE-36
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