CVE-2026-113352
highuTox through 0.18.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows Tox friends to write arbitrary files by sending absolute or ../ file names to victims w…
uTox through 0.18.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows Tox friends to write arbitrary files by sending absolute or ../ file names to victims with auto-accept enabled. Attackers can overwrite shell startup files or plant crafted .ftinfo resume records that ft_find_resumeable() loads, abusing FILE pointers to write /proc/self/mem and execute code.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/uTox/uTox disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/uTox/uTox/blob/4b014491560c884b556f082d4d34c5229228bbc5/src/file_transf... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/uTox/uTox/blob/4b014491560c884b556f082d4d34c5229228bbc5/src/xlib/filesy... disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/uTox/uTox/issues/1587 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/uTox/uTox/pull/1602 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/uTox/uTox/pull/1603 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/utox-through-0.18.1-path-traversal-via-auto-accepted-... disclosure@vulncheck.com