NitroShare Desktop 0.3.4 Path Traversal via LAN File Transfer Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NitroShare Desktop through 0.3.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability in its LAN file transfer server that allows unauthenticated attackers on the same network to write arbitrary files by sending a crafted filename containing directory traversal sequences in the JSON item header name field. Attackers can exploit the lack of path validation to write files outside the transfer root directory to arbitrary locations the current user has write access, including the Windows Startup folder, enabling persistent code execution on the next user login.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nitroshare | nitroshare-desktop | up to 0.3.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- nitroshare-desktop Vendornitroshare Affected up to 0.3.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66050
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xhx-w5wq-c68v
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2026-66050 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66050 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xhx-w5wq-c68v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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