Path traversal in luigi
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-29Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Versions of the package luigi before 3.6.0 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write via Archive Extraction (Zip Slip) due to improper destination file path validation in the _extract_packages_archive function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01135 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed luigi: 3.6.0luigi (PyPI): 3.6.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | luigi | before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | luigi (PyPI) | before 3.6.0 | 3.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694 |
- luigi Vendor— Affected before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available CNA
- luigi (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.6.0 Fixed in 3.6.0 Patch available GHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694
Remediation
- Fix · CNA luigi Fixed in 3.6.0
- Fix · GHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694 luigi (PyPI) Fixed in 3.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21542
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/spotify/luigi/issues/3301
- https://github.com/spotify/luigi/commit/b5d1b965ead7d9f777a3216369b5baf23ec08999
- https://github.com/spotify/luigi/releases/tag/v3.6.0
- https://github.com/L3ster1337/Poc-CVE-2024-21542
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/luigi/PYSEC-2024-159.yaml
- https://github.com/spotify/luigi
Sources
- CVE-2024-21542 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21542 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8qch-vj6m-2694 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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