Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in image-downloader
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Path traversal in image-downloader 4.3.0 allows an attacker who can control the download URL to cause downloaded response data to be written outside the configured destination directory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00546 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed image-downloader (demsking): 4.3.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 image-downloader (demsking) Fixed in 4.3.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103648
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4gg-43m2-62cm
- 2026-10-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-103648 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103648 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h4gg-43m2-62cm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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