PeerTube HLS Video Files Path Traversal
Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The vulnerability allows any authenticated user to leak the contents of arbitrary “.m3u8” files from the PeerTube server due to a path traversal in the HLS endpoint.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00517 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Chocobozzz/PeerTube: 7.1.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Chocobozzz/PeerTube | before 7.1.1 | 7.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chocobozzz/PeerTube Vendor— Affected before 7.1.1 Fixed in 7.1.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:framasoft:peertube:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.1.1 | Vulnerable | chocobozzz |
- cpe:2.3:a:framasoft:peertube:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·chocobozzz
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chocobozzz/PeerTube Fixed in 7.1.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-32943
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gg5-pghg-4cqq
References
More chocobozzz Peertube vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-23959 PeerTube ActivityPub Playlist Creation Blind SSRF and DoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-23958 PeerTube ActivityPub Crawl Infinite Loop DoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-23957 PeerTube Arbitrary Playlist Creation via ActivityPub Protocol CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-23960 PeerTube User Import Authenticated Resource Exhaustion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-23955 PeerTube User Import Authenticated Persistent Denial of Service CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-23956 PeerTube Arbitrary Playlist Creation via REST API CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-32943 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-32943 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7gg5-pghg-4cqq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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