Sandstorm before build 0.203 allows remote attackers to read any specified file under…
Priority LOW 33CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Sandstorm before build 0.203 allows remote attackers to read any specified file under /etc or /run via the sandbox backup function. The root cause is that the findFilesToZip function doesn't filter Line Feed (\n) characters in a directory name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02311 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6200
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hj86-pqmv-q7pr
References
Patch 2
More Sandstorm vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04062 A remote attacker could bypass the Sandstorm organization restriction before build 0.203… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-04064 A Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability exists in the install app process in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-04061 The Supervisor in Sandstorm doesn't set and enforce the resource limits of a process. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-6200 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6200 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hj86-pqmv-q7pr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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