Path Traversal in Volcengine Openviking

CVE-2026-28518

OpenViking versions 0.2.1 and prior, fixed in commit 46b3e76, contain a path traversal vulnerability in the .ovpack import handling that allows attackers to write files outside the intended import directory. Attackers can craft malicious ZIP archives with traversal sequences, absolute paths, or drive prefixes in member names to overwrite or create arbitrary files with the importing process privileges.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (7.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28518?
CVE-2026-28518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Volcengine Openviking, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-28518?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.