Authenticated file disclosure and crash via file URLs
Published Aug 27, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026
Arbitrary file read in Trilium Notes before 0.104.0 allows remote authenticated users to read local files or crash the service via image URLs. The downloadImage function strips file:// and passes the remaining path to fs.readFile without path validation or a size cap, then stores the bytes as an attachment. Any authenticated session or ETAPI token reaches this default-enabled path; access is limited to process-readable files, while unbounded sources terminate the server.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file read in Trilium Notes before 0.104.0 allows remote authenticated users to read local files or crash the service via image URLs. The downloadImage function strips file:// and passes the remaining path to fs.readFile without path validation or a size cap, then stores the bytes as an attachment. Any authenticated session or ETAPI token reaches this default-enabled path; access is limited to process-readable files, while unbounded sources terminate the server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-53580
- Published
- Aug 27, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 27, 2026
- Vendor
- Trilium Next
- Product
- Trilium Notes
- Classifications
- CWE-400, CWE-552, CWE-73, T1005, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.104.0
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Public exploit references
- Upstream authenticated ETAPI file-read reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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