Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, in environments where the text-generation-webui interface is exposed over the network and untrusted or semi-trusted users can access the extension settings, a remote attacker may exploit it to achieve code execution.

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

The attacker typically needs access to the web UI with sufficient permissions to configure extensions and save their settings. They do not necessarily need direct shell access or file system access; the file overwrite is performed through the application itself.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest pattern is to ensure extension settings are stored only as non-executable data in a dedicated configuration directory, with strict path validation that prevents writing outside of that directory and forbids executable extensions like `.py`.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

Path Traversal / Arbitrary File Overwrite (CWE-22) in text-generation-webui Extension Settings

CVE-2026-35050

Published:

Apr 6, 2026

Status:

Received

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Remote Code Execution on the Router

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CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

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Remote Code Execution on Router Firmware

April 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Path Traversal / Arbitrary File Write

CWE:

CWE-22

Impact:

Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Python File Overwrite

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Path Traversal / Arbitrary File Write

CWE:

CWE-22

Impact:

Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Python File Overwrite

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Path Traversal / Arbitrary File Overwrite (CWE-22) in text-generation-webui Extension Settings

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

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Vulnerability Type

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