File read and overwrite via subtitle URI
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Path traversal in Streambert before 2.5.0 allows local users to copy readable files and overwrite writable files via subtitle downloads. In src/ipc/downloads.js, the downloadSubtitleFile utility reachable through the run-download IPC channel accepts a renderer-supplied file: URL, decodes its pathname, and passes it directly to fs.copyFileSync while also trusting the renderer-controlled destination path. Exploitation requires control of a renderer process, after which any file readable by the Streambert process can be copied into an attacker-chosen writable location and existing writable files can be replaced.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Streambert before 2.5.0 allows local users to copy readable files and overwrite writable files via subtitle downloads. In src/ipc/downloads.js, the downloadSubtitleFile utility reachable through the run-download IPC channel accepts a renderer-supplied file: URL, decodes its pathname, and passes it directly to fs.copyFileSync while also trusting the renderer-controlled destination path. Exploitation requires control of a renderer process, after which any file readable by the Streambert process can be copied into an attacker-chosen writable location and existing writable files can be replaced.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-52872
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- truelockmc
- Product
- Streambert
- Classifications
- CWE-73, CWE-22, T1565.001, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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