Code execution via traversable image cache filename
Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026
Path traversal in Seerr before 3.4.0 allows attackers to overwrite files and execute code via crafted media-server responses. The ImageProxy builds a cache filename from untrusted ETag and Content-Type headers, then path.join and fs.writeFile normalize traversal sequences outside the cache directory. Exploitation requires control of a Jellyfin or Emby response or a man-in-the-middle position on a plaintext link; an unauthenticated avatar request writes the file, and code runs as the node user after restart.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Seerr before 3.4.0 allows attackers to overwrite files and execute code via crafted media-server responses. The ImageProxy builds a cache filename from untrusted ETag and Content-Type headers, then path.join and fs.writeFile normalize traversal sequences outside the cache directory. Exploitation requires control of a Jellyfin or Emby response or a man-in-the-middle position on a plaintext link; an unauthenticated avatar request writes the file, and code runs as the node user after restart.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-73291
- Published
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Seerr Team
- Product
- Seerr
- Classifications
- CWE-22, CWE-94, T1190
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 3.4.0
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Public exploit references
- Seerr ImageProxy traversal reproductionproof of concept · demonstrated
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