Path Traversal in Ajith-Ab React-Native-Receive-Sharing-Intent
CVE-2026-58460
react-native-receive-sharing-intent contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a co-resident malicious application to write files outside the intended cache directory by supplying a crafted _display_name value containing dot-dot path components through a malicious ContentProvider. Attackers can fire an explicit ACTION_SEND intent at the consuming app's exported share-receiver activity to overwrite arbitrary files in the consuming app's private data directory, including databases, shared preferences, and cached configuration, with attacker-controlled content.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ajith-Ab React-Native-Receive-Sharing-Intent — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/ajith-ab/react-native-receive-sharing-intent/pull/192 (technical-description, exploit)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/react-native-receive-sharing-intent-path-traversal… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-58460?
- CVE-2026-58460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ajith-Ab React-Native-Receive-Sharing-Intent, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2026-07-02.
- How severe is CVE-2026-58460?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.