Streamlit Path Traversal Security Vulnerability on Windows
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Streamlit is a data oriented application development framework for python. Snowflake Streamlit open source addressed a security vulnerability via the static file sharing feature. Users of hosted Streamlit app(s) on Windows were vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability when the static file sharing feature is enabled. An attacker could utilize the vulnerability to leak the password hash of the Windows user running Streamlit. The vulnerability was patched on Jul 25, 2024, as part of Streamlit open source version 1.37.0. The vulnerability only affects Windows.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflake | streamlit | before 1.37.0 | 1.37.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | streamlit (PyPI) | before 1.37.0 | 1.37.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rxff-vr5r-8cj5 |
- streamlit VendorSnowflake Affected before 1.37.0 Fixed in 1.37.0 Patch available CNA
- streamlit (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.37.0 Fixed in 1.37.0 Patch available GHSA-rxff-vr5r-8cj5
Remediation
- Fix · CNA streamlit (streamlit) Fixed in 1.37.0
- Fix · GHSA-rxff-vr5r-8cj5 streamlit (PyPI) Fixed in 1.37.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42474
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rxff-vr5r-8cj5
References
Advisory 2
More Snowflake Streamlit vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-09272 Streamlit Palette hashing.py weak hash CVSS 4.0LOW 2.0
- TI-2022-16345 Streamlit directory traversal vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2023-12222 Streamlit Cross-site Scripting vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2026-26062 Streamlit on Windows has Unauthenticated SSRF Vulnerability (NTLM Credential Exposure) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-42474 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-42474 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rxff-vr5r-8cj5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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