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CVE-2026-124582: WebTorrent · Path Traversal

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-124582· Medium 5.3

Public exploit available · CVSS 5.3 Medium.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 10:21 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 4.05.3
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 3.14.3
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 3.04.3
CNA (VulDB)CVSS 2.05.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
WebTorrentAffected
  • 2.8.0 – 3.0.21
28 affected builds
Fixed in–
npmwebtorrentpkg:npm/webtorrentOther threatsAffected
  • 2.8.0 – 3.0.13
20 affected builds
Fixed in–

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Description

A path traversal vulnerability exists in WebTorrent versions up to 2.8.5 and 3.0.21 in the getFileModtimes function of the torrent.js file. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate the file.path argument, potentially accessing unauthorized file system locations. The issue is publicly known and exploit code is available, but the maintainers have closed the related GitHub issue as "not planned" for a fix.

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