Directory traversal in DB-GPT use_example_file lets attackers write files
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
DB-GPT v0.7.5 and 0.8.0 contains a directory traversal flaw in the use_example_file function (examples_api.py), classified as CWE-22. A remote attacker without authentication can write files outside the intended workspace or storage boundary.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
DB-GPT v0.7.5 and 0.8.0 contains directory traversal in use_example_file (packages/dbgpt-app/src/dbgpt_app/openapi/api_v1/examples_api.py:129). A remote attacker can use the validated exploitation path to write files outside the intended workspace or storage boundary.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for DB-GPT.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-51863
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-jxc6-m74m-vgpx
- 2026-11-02 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-02 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-02 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
- 2026-11-03 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-51863 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-51863 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxc6-m74m-vgpx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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