lakeFS vulnerable to path traversal in local block adapter allow cross-namespace and sibling directory access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
lakeFS is an open-source tool that transforms object storage into a Git-like repositories. Prior to 1.77.0, the local block adapter (pkg/block/local/adapter.go) allows authenticated users to read and write files outside their designated storage boundaries. The verifyRelPath function used strings.HasPrefix() to verify that requested paths fall within the configured storage directory. This check was insufficient because it validated only the path prefix without requiring a path separator, allowing access to sibling directories with similar names. Also, the adapter verified that resolved paths stayed within the adapter's base path, but did not verify that object identifiers stayed within their designated storage namespace. This allowed attackers to use path traversal sequences in the object identifier to access files in other namespaces. Fixed in version v1.77.0.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treeverse | lakeFS | before 1.77.0 | 1.77.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/treeverse/lakefs (Go) | before 1.77.0 | 1.77.0 | Patch available | GHSA-699m-4v95-rmpm |
- lakeFS Vendortreeverse Affected before 1.77.0 Fixed in 1.77.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/treeverse/lakefs (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.77.0 Fixed in 1.77.0 Patch available GHSA-699m-4v95-rmpm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA lakeFS (treeverse) Fixed in 1.77.0
- Fix · GHSA-699m-4v95-rmpm github.com/treeverse/lakefs (Go) Fixed in 1.77.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26187
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-699m-4v95-rmpm
References
Advisory 2
More treeverse Lakefs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-47004 lakeFS Unauthenticated Operator Metadata Overwrite via setup_comm_prefs CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-42164 lakeFS is Missing Timestamp Validation in S3 Gateway Authentication CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-26187 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-26187 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-699m-4v95-rmpm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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