Algernon is a small self-contained pure-Go web server. Prior to 1.17.6, uploadedFileSaveIn() in lua/upload/upload.go uses filepath.Join() with the caller-supplied directory but performs no boundary check after joining. A directory of ../../../tmp resolves cleanly to /tmp, outside the web root. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.6.

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Wed, 27 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Xyproto
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Tue, 26 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Algernon is a small self-contained pure-Go web server. Prior to 1.17.6, uploadedFileSaveIn() in lua/upload/upload.go uses filepath.Join() with the caller-supplied directory but performs no boundary check after joining. A directory of ../../../tmp resolves cleanly to /tmp, outside the web root. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.17.6.
Title Algernon: Path traversal file write via savein()
Weaknesses CWE-22
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T17:20:19.616Z

Reserved: 2026-05-04T20:24:31.916Z

Link: CVE-2026-43982

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-26T17:20:13.751Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-26T17:16:46.107

Modified: 2026-05-26T19:26:42.643

Link: CVE-2026-43982

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-27T10:04:49Z

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