What is CVE-2026-57079?

CVE-2026-57079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sanko Net::bittorrent, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-57079?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Sanko Net::bittorrent

CVE-2026-57079

Net::BitTorrent versions through 2.0.1 for Perl write files outside the download directory via path traversal in peer-supplied metadata. Net::BitTorrent validates file path components only on the .torrent-file ingest path. The peer and ma…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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

Sanko Net::bittorrent — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

9b29abf9-4ab0-4765-b253-1875cd9b441e (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-57079?: CVE-2026-57079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sanko Net::bittorrent, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-57079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.