Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2024-49766

Werkzeug is a Web Server Gateway Interface web application library. On Python < 3.11 on Windows, os.path.isabs() does not catch UNC paths like //server/share. Werkzeug's safe_join() relies on this check, and so can produce a path that is n…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49766?
CVE-2024-49766 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-49766?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-49766 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.