Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable, or does it require local access?

It is remotely exploitable through the application's HTTP interface, provided the attacker can authenticate and access the file management functions. No local shell access to the server is required.

What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The attacker must be an authenticated user with normal permissions to perform file operations in their own area. From that baseline, they can craft traversal sequences to target files belonging to other users within the same storage mount.

What is the safest general fix pattern for developers?

The most robust fix is to ensure that all file paths derived from user input are resolved against a known base directory, normalized, and then checked so that the resulting canonical path remains within that base. Any path that escapes the base directory, is absolute, or contains traversal markers should be rejected before filesystem operations occur.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

Path Traversal (CWE-22) in OpenList Frontend File Operation Handlers

CVE-2026-25059

Published:

Feb 2, 2026

Status:

Undergoing Analysis

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-306

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

Missing Authentication for Forgot-Password Email Change API (CWE-306)

Account Takeover / Loss of Account Control

February 17, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in node-sonos-http-api TTS Provider for macOS

Remote Code Execution on the Server Host

February 17, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Path Traversal

CWE:

CWE-22

Impact:

Unauthorized File Access and Modification

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Path Traversal

CWE:

CWE-22

Impact:

Unauthorized File Access and Modification

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.8)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Path Traversal (CWE-22) in OpenList Frontend File Operation Handlers

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

Missing Authentication for Forgot-Password Email Change API (CWE-306)

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in node-sonos-http-api TTS Provider for macOS

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