Path Traversal in Chainlit

CVE-2026-86099

Chainlit through 2.12.0 fails to validate the client-supplied socket.io sessionId parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to traverse filesystem paths by injecting absolute or relative path sequences. Attackers can craft malicious sessionId values that escape the upload directory and recursively delete arbitrary directories accessible to the service process.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-86099?
CVE-2026-86099 is a high-severity vulnerability in Chainlit, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-86099?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.