Arbitrary file write via archive prefix collision
Published Mar 18, 2026 · Updated Mar 18, 2026
Path traversal in CTFer.io Romeo before 0.2.2 allows remote attackers to write files outside the extraction directory via a crafted archive. sanitizeArchivePath joins each archive entry to the destination and accepts any joined path sharing the destination's string prefix, without requiring a trailing separator. Exploitation requires a malicious archive to reach the shared coverage volume and the webserver download CLI to extract it, yielding arbitrary file writes with the CLI process's permissions.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in CTFer.io Romeo before 0.2.2 allows remote attackers to write files outside the extraction directory via a crafted archive. sanitizeArchivePath joins each archive entry to the destination and accepts any joined path sharing the destination's string prefix, without requiring a trailing separator. Exploitation requires a malicious archive to reach the shared coverage volume and the webserver download CLI to extract it, yielding arbitrary file writes with the CLI process's permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-32805
- Published
- Mar 18, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 18, 2026
- Vendor
- CTFer.io
- Product
- Romeo
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.2.2
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