Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04194 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 8
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.22 | Vulnerable | Transmissionbt |
| cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.34 | Vulnerable | Transmissionbt |
| cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.75 | Vulnerable | Transmissionbt |
| cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.76 | Vulnerable | Transmissionbt |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.22 Vulnerable ·Transmissionbt
- cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.34 Vulnerable ·Transmissionbt
- cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.75 Vulnerable ·Transmissionbt
- cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.76 Vulnerable ·Transmissionbt
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0012
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v6wx-rx33-54f5
References
Patch 3
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2010-0012 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-0012 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v6wx-rx33-54f5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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