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CVE-2026-113352 (GCVE-0-2026-113352)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-20 10:41
Modified
2026-10-20 13:43
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
uTox uTox Version: 0   ≤ 0.18.1
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