CVE-2018-3727
Path Traversal in 626
626 node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
626 node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3727- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
626 node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
CVE-2018-3727- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1261 No score
626 node module suffers from a Path Traversal vulnerability due to lack of validation of file, which allows a malicious user to read content of any file with known path.
- Record
EUVD-2020-1261- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r4r9-mgjc-g6q3
Path Traversal in 626
All versions of 626 are vulnerable to path traversal. This enables a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the remote server using this module.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. It is our recommendation to not install or use this module at this time.
- Record
GHSA-r4r9-mgjc-g6q3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-r4r9-mgjc-g6q3
Path Traversal in 626
All versions of 626 are vulnerable to path traversal. This enables a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the remote server using this module.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available for this vulnerability. It is our recommendation to not install or use this module at this time.
- Record
GHSA-r4r9-mgjc-g6q3- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
626npm |
0.0.0 and later | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-3727 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in 626 Project 626, published June 7, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.01%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.