CVE-2024-27931Public exploitNetwork attack vector

File overwrite via traversing temporary-file prefixes or suffixes

Published Mar 5, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Path traversal in Deno before 1.41.1 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite files outside permitted temporary directories. The Deno.makeTemp* APIs validate write permission against the base directory but append an unvalidated prefix or suffix containing traversal segments when constructing the final path. Code execution within the runtime is required, and the resulting write can alter files reachable through the crafted path despite the directory grant.

CVSS severity5.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Deno before 1.41.1 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite files outside permitted temporary directories. The Deno.makeTemp* APIs validate write permission against the base directory but append an unvalidated prefix or suffix containing traversal segments when constructing the final path. Code execution within the runtime is required, and the resulting write can alter files reachable through the crafted path despite the directory grant.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-27931
Published
Mar 5, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Deno Land Inc.
Product
Deno
Classifications
CWE-20, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.41.1
  2. Affected versionversion=< 1.41.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Deno Land Inc. · Denoversion=0 <1.41.1; version=< 1.41.1

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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Technologies

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