OpenViking .ovpack Import ZIP Slip Path Traversal
Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- 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 and GitHub.
Summary
OpenViking versions 0.2.1 and prior, fixed in commit 46b3e76, contain a path traversal vulnerability in the .ovpack import handling that allows attackers to write files outside the intended import directory. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with traversal sequences, absolute paths, or drive prefixes in member names to overwrite or create arbitrary files with the importing process privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcengine | OpenViking | up to 0.2.1 | — | Patch available | CNA |
| — | openviking (PyPI) | up to 0.2.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-rpqr-j937-6qr9 |
- OpenViking VendorVolcengine Affected up to 0.2.1 Fixed in — Patch available CNA
- openviking (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-rpqr-j937-6qr9
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:volcengine:openviking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.2.1 | Vulnerable | Volcengine |
- cpe:2.3:a:volcengine:openviking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Volcengine
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28518
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rpqr-j937-6qr9
References
More Volcengine Openviking vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-18208 OpenViking < 0.3.3 Missing Authorization via Task Polling CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2026-29272 OpenViking < 0.3.9 Authentication Bypass via VikingBot OpenAPI CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-27215 OpenViking 0.2.5 < 0.2.14 Bot Proxy Endpoints Allow Unauthenticated Access CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-28518 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-28518 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rpqr-j937-6qr9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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