Every CVE Search/ Get API key

CVE-2010-0012

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75,...

8.8 HighFix available

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.19%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Record
CVE-2010-0012
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Record
CVE-2010-0012
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-0044 No score

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Record
EUVD-2010-0044
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v6wx-rx33-54f5 8.8

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75,...

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Record
GHSA-v6wx-rx33-54f5
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Record
CVE-2010-0012
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-0012 8.8

Directory traversal vulnerability in libtransmission/metainfo.c in Transmission 1.22, 1.34, 1.75, and 1.76 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a pathname within a .torrent file.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-0012
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
transmission
Debian:12
 before 1.77-1
1.77-1
transmission
Debian:13
 before 1.77-1
1.77-1
transmission
Debian:14
 before 1.77-1
1.77-1
transmission
Debian:5.0
 before 1.22-1+lenny2, plus listed versions
1.22-11.22-1+lenny1
1.22-1+lenny2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2010-0012 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Transmissionbt Transmission, published January 7, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.19%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in transmission 1.77-1.

References

Show 11 moreShow less
Pages All vulnerabilities Browse Docs Sources Guide Get API key
MoveEnter Open