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.

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 Z…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.000 (3.1th 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

Volcengine Openviking — versions 0, 46b3e76e28b9b3eee73693720c9ec48820228b72

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/issues/342 (issue-tracking)
github.com/volcengine/OpenViking/commit/46b3e76e28b9b3eee73693720c9ec48820228b72 (patch)
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openviking-ovpack-import-zip-slip-path-traversal (third-party-advisory)

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.