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TI-2017-05879 Aliases CVE-2017-8314GHSA-xc9h-m4wq-vhxg

Path traversal in XBMC Foundation Kodi

Priority LOW 30CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Directory Traversal in Zip Extraction built-in function in Kodi 17.1 and earlier allows arbitrary file write on disk via a Zip file as subtitles.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02474 84th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
XBMC FoundationKodi (XBMC)up to v17.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Kodi (XBMC) VendorXBMC Foundation Affected up to v17.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 17.1VulnerableKodi
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:kodi:kodi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 17.1 Vulnerable ·Kodi
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8314
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xc9h-m4wq-vhxg

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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