rustypaste before 0.18.1 Path Traversal via filename header
Priority HIGH 77CWE-22Published · Updated
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
rustypaste before 0.18.1 validates the destination path before applying the optional custom filename HTTP header, allowing attackers to bypass directory-escape checks. Attackers can supply path traversal sequences in the filename header to write files outside the configured upload directory to arbitrary locations.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01358 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed rustypaste (orhun): 0.18.1
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA rustypaste (orhun) Fixed in 0.18.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90774
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jcjc-q6x9-fww9
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-90774 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90774 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jcjc-q6x9-fww9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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