Arbitrary file read via path prefix confusion
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Authorization bypass in OpenList before 4.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to read files outside BasePath via crafted share paths. In server/handles/sharing.go, the CreateSharing and UpdateSharing handlers authorize requested files with strings.HasPrefix against user.BasePath, so sibling paths such as /base2/secret.txt pass because no directory-boundary check is applied. Exploitation requires an authenticated account with CanShare permission, after which public share download or list handlers serve the stored out-of-scope file path and disclose unauthorized data without a write impact.
Summary
What happened
Authorization bypass in OpenList before 4.2.4 allows remote authenticated users to read files outside BasePath via crafted share paths. In server/handles/sharing.go, the CreateSharing and UpdateSharing handlers authorize requested files with strings.HasPrefix against user.BasePath, so sibling paths such as /base2/secret.txt pass because no directory-boundary check is applied. Exploitation requires an authenticated account with CanShare permission, after which public share download or list handlers serve the stored out-of-scope file path and disclose unauthorized data without a write impact.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-69160
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenList Team
- Product
- OpenList
- Classifications
- CWE-639, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.2.4
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