CVE-2026-36851Public exploit

Host file disclosure via unrestricted credential path

Published Aug 26, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Path traversal in UnPoller 2.33.0 allows local users to read host files and exfiltrate their contents through a configured endpoint. The credential loader strips a file:// prefix from password or API-key values and passes the remaining path to os.ReadFile without an allowlist, then sends the result in a login POST. Exploitation requires write access to up.conf and is limited to files readable by the UnPoller process; the maintainer disputes exploitability without such privilege separation.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in UnPoller 2.33.0 allows local users to read host files and exfiltrate their contents through a configured endpoint. The credential loader strips a file:// prefix from password or API-key values and passes the remaining path to os.ReadFile without an allowlist, then sends the result in a login POST. Exploitation requires write access to up.conf and is limited to files readable by the UnPoller process; the maintainer disputes exploitability without such privilege separation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-36851
Published
Aug 26, 2026
Updated
Aug 27, 2026
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-22, T1048, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1048Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol
T1005Data from Local System

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