Path traversal in Readest Tauri commands allows arbitrary file access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Readest desktop Tauri builds before 0.11.10 are affected. The download_file and upload_file commands accept a file path from the webview without checking the Tauri filesystem scope, which is a path traversal flaw (CWE-22). JavaScript running in the privileged application origin, for example through an application XSS, can write attacker-controlled content to any path the process can write, or read and send any file the process can read.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Readest is a modern, feature-rich ebook reader designed for seamless cross-platform access and an intuitive reading experience. In affected desktop Tauri builds prior to 0.11.10, the apps/readest-app/src-tauri/src/transfer_file.rs commands download_file and upload_file accepted a webview-controlled file_path and passed it to File::create or File::open without checking the Tauri filesystem scope, rejecting absolute paths, or blocking parent-directory traversal. The commands were registered in the global invoke handler for the main, updater, and reader-* windows, so JavaScript executing in the privileged application origin could write attacker-controlled content to any path writable by the process or read and send any path readable by the process. Exploitation requires JavaScript execution in that privileged origin, such as through an application XSS or compromised renderer; whether book-embedded JavaScript can reach the parent origin was not established. The write primitive can overwrite trusted or startup files, while the read primitive can expose keys, tokens, and application secrets. This issue is fixed in version 0.11.10.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
Remediation
Upgrade Readest to version 0.11.10, which fixes this issue for the readest product.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA readest (readest) Fixed in 0.11.10
Timeline
- 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57567
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → HIGH
References
Other 6
- https://github.com/readest/readest/security/advisories/GHSA-55vr-pvq5-6fmg
- https://github.com/readest/readest/pull/4639
- https://github.com/readest/readest/pull/4651
- https://github.com/readest/readest/commit/4025c4d7b52c8c174ec1d4c02c2a864cce249604
- https://github.com/readest/readest/commit/446c2c72de198de2dfcd63589f549ca517961d15
- https://github.com/readest/readest/releases/tag/v0.11.10
More readest vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-85221 Server-side request forgery in Readest OPDS proxy CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-85220 Path traversal in Readest upload overwrites other users' books CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-85219 Authorization bypass in Readest lets users hijack paid subscriptions CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-56980 Readest: unsanitized iframe srcdoc attribute in the EPUB sanitizer can lead to arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
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