LocalSend path traversal vulnerability in the file upload endpoint allows nearby devices to execute arbitrary commands
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
LocalSend is a free, open-source app that allows users to securely share files and messages with nearby devices over their local network without needing an internet connection. Prior to version 1.17.0, due to the missing sanitization of the path in the `POST /api/localsend/v2/prepare-upload` and the `POST /api/localsend/v2/upload` endpoint, a malicious file transfer request can write files to the arbitrary location on the system, resulting in the remote command execution. A malicious file transfer request sent by nearby devices can write files into an arbitrary directory. This usually allows command execution via the startup folder on Windows or Bash-related files on Linux. If the user enables the `Quick Save` feature, it will silently write files without explicit user interaction. Version 1.17.0 fixes this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA localsend (localsend) Fixed in 1.17.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27142
References
More Localsend vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34547 LocalSend is Vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks, Leading to File Interception CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-20316 LocalSend has Stored XSS in Web Share Interface via Filename CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
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