Path Traversal in Vlt

CVE-2026-24909

vlt before 1.0.0-rc.10 mishandles path sanitization for tar, leading to path traversal during extraction.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-24909: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Vlt — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24909?
CVE-2026-24909 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vlt, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-01-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-24909?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.