Path traversal in jefferson
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A path traversal vulnerability affects jefferson's JFFS2 filesystem extractor. By crafting malicious JFFS2 files, attackers could force jefferson to write outside of the extraction directory.This issue affects jefferson: before 0.4.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed jefferson (sviehb): 0.4.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sviehb | jefferson | before 0.4.1 | 0.4.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- jefferson Vendorsviehb Affected before 0.4.1 Fixed in 0.4.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jefferson_project:jefferson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.4.1 | Vulnerable | Jefferson Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:jefferson_project:jefferson:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.4.1 Vulnerable ·Jefferson Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA jefferson (sviehb) Fixed in 0.4.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0592
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5gc-65fr-7vfc
References
More Jefferson Project Jefferson vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04478 sviehb jefferson path traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2023-0592 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-0592 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5gc-65fr-7vfc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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