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TI-2026-36476 Aliases CVE-2026-49290

Slopsmith has path traversal in archive extractors that allows arbitrary file write → potential RCE

Priority LOW 37CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
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.

Summary

Slopsmith is a self-contained web application for browsing, playing, and practicing Rocksmith 2014 Custom DLC (CDLC). Prior to 0.2.9-alpha.5, a path-traversal vulnerability in Slopsmith's archive extractors allows an attacker to write arbitrary files outside the extraction directory by supplying a crafted PSARC or sloppak archive. With the default Docker configuration (running as root) and the ability to drop a file into the plugin directory, this escalates to arbitrary remote code execution on the host. Three archive extractors concatenated archive-entry filenames directly onto the extraction root without validation: `lib/psarc.py::unpack_psarc` — PSARC TOC filenames; `lib/patcher.py::unpack_psarc` — duplicate of the above in the patcher flow; `lib/sloppak.py::_unpack_zip` — bare `ZipFile.extractall()` with no member filter. Each accepts entry names containing `..` segments, absolute paths, or backslash separators. The Python `zipfile` module's default `extractall()` is documented as not preventing traversal when callers don't supply a member-filter callback. Version 0.2.9-alpha.5 patches the issue. Until updated, do not open PSARC or sloppak archives from untrusted sources, and do not expose the Slopsmith instance to the public internet. Docker users should also pull the latest image after the next slopsmith Docker image is published.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00833 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed slopsmith (byrongamatos): 0.2.9-alpha.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
byrongamatosslopsmithbefore 0.2.9-alpha.50.2.9-alpha.5Patch availableCNA
  • slopsmith Vendorbyrongamatos Affected before 0.2.9-alpha.5 Fixed in 0.2.9-alpha.5 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA slopsmith (byrongamatos) Fixed in 0.2.9-alpha.5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-49290

References

Sources

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