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CVE-2026-51882

9.1 CRITICALpublic exploit available

Published 2026-10-01 · Updated 2026-10-07

AI risk analysis

Summary
This flaw allows an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations outside the intended directory, potentially leading to unauthorized data manipulation or system compromise.
Exploitability
Exploitation is relatively straightforward as attackers can craft malicious filenames to traverse paths, requiring only access to the affected endpoint.
Blast radius
If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to significant data loss or unauthorized access to sensitive files on the system.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Upgrade to Langchain-Chatchat 0.3.1 or later.
path-traversalfile-writesecurity

Analysis generated locally by qwen2.5:7b-instruct (no data left the box). AI-assisted — verify against primary sources before acting.

NVD description

The OpenAI-compatible file upload endpoint `/v1/files` in Langchain-Chatchat 0.3.0 is vulnerable to path traversal. An attacker can write files to arbitrary locations outside the `openai_files` directory by crafting malicious filenames.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Public exploit & PoC references

All references

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