Description
Cloudreve before 4.16.1 fails to properly sanitize file paths returned by remote downloaders, allowing authenticated users to create files outside the selected destination directory. Attackers can exploit path traversal sequences in downloader metadata to write files to unexpected locations within accessible namespaces.
References3
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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3.1
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 4.0
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2.3
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 17 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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