Copyparty has unexpected JavaScript execution via crafted URL to folder with `.prologue.html`
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Copyparty is a portable file server. Prior to 1.20.12, if an attacker has been given both read- and write-permissions to the server, they can upload a malicious file with the filename .prologue.html and then craft a link to potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's context. Note that it is intended behavior that the JavaScript would execute if the target clicks a link to the HTML file itself; "https://example.com/foo/.prologue.html". The vulnerability is that "https://example.com/foo/?b" would also evaluate the file, making the behavior unexpected. There are existing preventative measures (strict SameSite cookies) which makes it harder to leverage this vulnerability in an attack; in order to gain control of the target's authenticated session, the link must be clicked from a page served by the server itself -- most likely by editing an existing resource, which would require additional access permissions. Finally, for this attack to be successful, the attacker's target must click the specific crafted link given by the attacker. This vulnerability is not activated by normally browsing the web-UI on the server. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.20.12.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9001 | copyparty | before 1.20.12 | 1.20.12 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | copyparty (PyPI) | before 1.20.12 | 1.20.12 | Patch available | GHSA-rcp6-88mm-9vgf |
- copyparty Vendor9001 Affected before 1.20.12 Fixed in 1.20.12 Patch available CNA
- copyparty (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.20.12 Fixed in 1.20.12 Patch available GHSA-rcp6-88mm-9vgf
Remediation
- Fix · CNA copyparty (9001) Fixed in 1.20.12
- Fix · GHSA-rcp6-88mm-9vgf copyparty (PyPI) Fixed in 1.20.12 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32109
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcp6-88mm-9vgf
References
More 9001 Copyparty vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34551 Copyparty is vulnerable to Regex Denial of Service (ReDoS) attacks through "Recent Uploads" page CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-19082 Path traversal in copyparty CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-21990 Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in copyparty before 1.9.2 allows a local attacker to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-19881 copyparty vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting via k304 parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2025-34228 copyparty has a DOM-Based XSS vulnerability when displaying multimedia metadata CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-20002 copyparty renders unsanitized filenames as HTML when user uploads empty files CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-32109 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32109 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rcp6-88mm-9vgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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