Runtipi: Unauthenticated arbitrary file read through app-store logo symlinks
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Runtipi is a personal homeserver orchestrator. In versions 4.9.1 through 4.9.3, Runtipi serves marketplace app logos from files inside cloned app-store repositories through an unauthenticated endpoint, which leads to arbitrary file read through app-store logo symlinks. The path guard checks only the lexical path before Node reads the file, so a Git app store that contains metadata/logo.jpg as a symbolic link can cause Runtipi to read and return the symlink target. Because the endpoint is public and the symlink target may point outside the cloned repository, this can expose local files from the Runtipi container such as /data/.env, /data/state/seed, logs, or application files. This can disclose JWT secrets, service credentials, local configuration, and operational logs depending on the instance. The issue has been fixed in version 4.10.0.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA runtipi (runtipi) Fixed in 4.10.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-47277
References
More runtipi vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-24433 Runtipi unauthenticated /api/auth/reset-password allows operator account takeover during active reset window CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-25221 Runtipi has a TOTP two-factor authentication bypass via unrestricted brute-force on `/api/auth/verify-totp` CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-19447 Runtipi is Vulnerable to Authenticated Arbitrary Remote Code Execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-39855 Runtipi: Authenticated arbitrary file write via backup restore symlink planting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-20279 Runtipi vulnerable to unauthenticated docker-compose.yml Overwrite via Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
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