Tautulli vulnerable to Unauthenticated Path Traversal in `real_pms_image_proxy`
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Tautulli is a Python based monitoring and tracking tool for Plex Media Server. The `real_pms_image_proxy` endpoint in Tautulli v2.15.3 and prior is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the application server's filesystem. The `real_pms_image_proxy` is used to fetch an image directly from the backing Plex Media Server. The image to be fetched is specified through an `img` URL parameter, which can either be a URL or a file path. There is some validation ensuring that `img` begins with the prefix `interfaces/default/images` in order to be served from the local filesystem. However this can be bypassed by passing an `img` parameter which begins with a valid prefix, and then adjoining path traversal characters in order to reach files outside of intended directories. An attacker can exfiltrate files on the application file system, including the `tautulli.db` SQLite database containing active JWT tokens, as well as the `config.ini` file which contains the hashed admin password, the JWT token secret, and the Plex Media Server token and connection details. If the password is cracked, or if a valid JWT token is present in the database, an unauthenticated attacker can escalate their privileges to obtain administrative control over the application. Version 2.16.0 contains a fix for the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Tautulli (Tautulli) Fixed in 2.16.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-58761
References
More Tautulli vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-24384 Tautulli: Unauthenticated Path Traversal in `/newsletter/image/images` endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-36418 Tautulli vulnerable to Unauthenticated Path Traversal in `/image` endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-22767 Tautulli: RCE via eval() sandbox bypass using lambda nested scope to escape co_names whitelist check CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-24354 Tautulli: SQL Injection in get_home_stats API endpoint via unsanitised filter parameters CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2019-14295 In Tautulli 2.1.9, CSRF in the /shutdown URI allows an attacker to shut down the remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-36421 Tautulli vulnerable to Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
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