Absolute path traversal vulnerability in MLDonkey 2.8.4 through 2.9.7 allows remote…
Priority LOW 32CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in MLDonkey 2.8.4 through 2.9.7 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a leading "//" (double slash) in the filename.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05803 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.4 | Vulnerable | Mldonkey |
| cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.8.7 | Vulnerable | Mldonkey |
| cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9 | Vulnerable | Mldonkey |
| cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.9.0-r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.0-r3 | Vulnerable | Mldonkey |
| cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.9.7 | Vulnerable | Mldonkey |
- cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.4 Vulnerable ·Mldonkey
- cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.7 Vulnerable ·Mldonkey
- cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·Mldonkey
- cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.9.0-r3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.0-r3 Vulnerable ·Mldonkey
- cpe:2.3:a:mldonkey:mldonkey:2.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9.7 Vulnerable ·Mldonkey
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0753
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8w3-hh73-w2mx
References
More Mldonkey vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-03968 MLDonkey before 2.9.0 does not load certain code from $MLDONKEY/web_infos/ before the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2003-01066 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Mldonkey 2.5-4 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2009-0753 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0753 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c8w3-hh73-w2mx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-0753 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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