Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2024-52490

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Published Apr 23, 2026 · corrected/updated Apr 23, 2026 · Pathomation Pathomation · evidence confidence very high

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in pathomation Pathomation pathomation allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Pathomation: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2024-52490 is a unknown public vulnerability record for Pathomation Pathomation. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Pathomation Pathomation is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Pathomation Pathomation. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: EPSS 0.6%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: epss, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Apr 23, 2026. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 23, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in pathomation Pathomation pathomation allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Pathomation: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.

  2. Apr 23, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor Pathomation Pathomationversion unspecified

Sources

  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-52490

    30-day exploitation probability 0.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-52490

    Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in pathomation Pathomation pathomation allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Pathomation: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.

    vulncheck.com

References