CVE-2026-3838 (GCVE-0-2026-3838)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-13 20:37
Modified
2026-03-16 20:22
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Summary
Unraid Update Request Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Unraid. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the update.php file. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28951.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unraid Unraid Version: 7.2.3
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