Path traversal in Arduino Create Agent
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input. A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP DELETE request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| arduino | arduino-create-agent | before 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent (Go) | before 1.3.3 | 1.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq |
- arduino-create-agent Vendorarduino Affected before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.3.3 Patch available CNA
- github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.3.3 Fixed in 1.3.3 Patch available GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq
Remediation
- Fix · CNA arduino-create-agent (arduino) Fixed in 1.3.3
- Fix · GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent (Go) Fixed in 1.3.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43801
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq
References
Advisory 2
More arduino Create Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23493 Path traversal in Arduino Create Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-23491 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Arduino Create Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-23494 Path traversal in Arduino Create Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-26932 Arduino Create Agent vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2023-43801 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-43801 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mjq6-pv9c-qppq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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