[5.x]: InvalidSubpathException when Default Upload Location uses an object template like {slug}

[duxabilii]

Description

Opening an entry that has a CKEditor field crashes the Control Panel if the field’s Default Upload Location subpath uses an object template such as {slug}.

craft\errors\InvalidSubpathException: Could not resolve the subpath “{slug}”.
in craft/helpers/Assets.php (resolveSubpath)
from craft\ckeditor\Field::_defaultUploadFolderId()

The subpath is evaluated as an object template (same as Assets fields), but _defaultUploadFolderId() never receives the current element:

// Field.php (_inputHtml)
'defaultUploadFolderId' => $this->_defaultUploadFolderId(),

// Field.php (_defaultUploadFolderId)
[$subpath, $folder] = AssetsHelper::resolveSubpath($volume, trim($subpath ?? '', '/'));

Assets::resolveSubpath() is called with $element = null, so {slug} / {{ object.slug }} cannot resolve.

Assets fields handle this by:

1. Passing the source element into subpath resolution
2. Catching InvalidSubpathException and falling back to the user’s temp upload folder for new/draft entries

CKEditor does neither, so any dynamic subpath takes down the whole editor screen — even on already-saved entries that have a real slug.

_inputHtml() already has $element (it is passed to _linkOptions($element) on the next line).

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a CKEditor field with Insert image in the toolbar.
2. Under Assets, set Default Upload Location to a volume and subpath {slug}.
3. Add the field to an entry type that has a slug (e.g. a channel section).
4. Open an existing entry (or create a new one) that uses that field.

Expected: The editor loads. Drag-and-drop uploads go to a folder named after the entry slug (or the temp upload folder if the slug cannot be resolved yet).

Actual: The CP screen fails with InvalidSubpathException: Could not resolve the subpath “{slug}”.

A static subpath (e.g. posts) works. {slug} on a regular Assets field on the same entry also works.

Additional info

• Craft version: 5.10.13.2
• PHP version: 8.4.22
• Database driver & version: PostgreSQL 18.6
• Plugins & versions:
  • CKEditor 5.7.0
  • Bramble Search 1.5.0
  • Child Me! 2.2.3
  • Code Field 5.0.2
  • Control Panel Nav 5.0.7
  • Craft MCP v1.2.2
  • Freeform 5.15.26
  • Google Cloud Storage 2.2.2
  • Metrix 2.0.5
  • Navigation 3.0.22
  • Neo 5.5.12
  • Sentry Logger 5.0.3
  • SEOmatic 5.1.22
  • Sprout Redirects 5.0.9
  • Workflow 3.0.16

[linear-code]

PT-3414

[rungta]

We’re running into this issue as well after selecting the Nested entries mode for images and picking an asset field that makes use of an object template to determine the subpath.