Path Traversal in Amazon Tough
CVE-2026-6968
Incomplete path traversal fixes in awslabs/tough before tough-v0.22.0 allow remote authenticated users with delegated signing authority to write files outside intended output directories via absolute target names in copy_target/link_target, symlinked parent directories in save_target, or symlinked metadata filenames in SignedRole::write, because write paths trust the joined destination path without post-resolution containment verification. We recommend you upgrade to tough-v0.22.0 / tuftool-v0.15.0.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Amazon Tough
- Amazon Tuftool
- AWS Tough — versions 0.22.0
- AWS Tuftool — versions 0.15.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (Release Notes, patch)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (Release Notes, patch)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (Product, patch)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (Product, patch)
- ff89ba41-3aa1-4d27-914a-91399e9639e5 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-6968?
- CVE-2026-6968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amazon Tough, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2026-6968?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.