Root file write via network Alias traversal
Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 6, 2026
Path traversal in the BOSH agent before 2.847.0 allows attackers controlling IaaS metadata to write root-owned .network files on Ubuntu. The interfaceConfigurationFile function constructs a destination from the network Alias without validating traversal elements and creates missing parent directories with mode 0777. Exploitation requires control of IaaS-supplied metadata; the resulting write can alter network configuration and leave world-writable directories.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in the BOSH agent before 2.847.0 allows attackers controlling IaaS metadata to write root-owned .network files on Ubuntu. The interfaceConfigurationFile function constructs a destination from the network Alias without validating traversal elements and creates missing parent directories with mode 0777. Exploitation requires control of IaaS-supplied metadata; the resulting write can alter network configuration and leave world-writable directories.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-41861
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Vendor
- Cloud Foundry Foundation
- Product
- BOSH
- Classifications
- T1565.001
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 6, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2.847.0
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