CVE-2026-103648
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in image-downloader
Path traversal in image-downloader 4.3.0 allows an attacker who can control the download URL to cause downloaded response data to be written outside the configured destination directory.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in image-downloader
Path traversal in image-downloader 4.3.0 allows an attacker who can control the download URL to cause downloaded response data to be written outside the configured destination directory.
- Record
CVE-2026-103648- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-91752
9.1
Path traversal in image-downloader 4.3.0 allows an attacker who can control the download URL to cause downloaded response data to be written outside the configured destination directory.
- Record
EUVD-2026-91752- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h4gg-43m2-62cm
9.1
Path traversal in image-downloader 4.3.0 allows an attacker who can control the download URL to...
Path traversal in image-downloader 4.3.0 allows an attacker who can control the download URL to cause downloaded response data to be written outside the configured destination directory.
- Record
GHSA-h4gg-43m2-62cm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Path traversal in image-downloader 4.3.0 allows an attacker who can control the download URL to cause downloaded response data to be written outside the configured destination directory.
- Record
CVE-2026-103648- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.1
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in image-downloader
Path traversal in image-downloader 4.3.0 allows an attacker who can control the download URL to cause downloaded response data to be written outside the configured destination directory.
- Record
CVE-2026-103648- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | EterNullSec/CVE-2026-103648 | 2026-10-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-103648 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Demsking Image-downloader, published October 2, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
gitlab.com/demsking/image-downloader/-/work_items/32
gitlab.com/demsking/image-downloader/-/commit/fb4454304276e2439fb19b98836b3ba903b3aaea
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103648
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4gg-43m2-62cm
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/103xxx/CVE-2026-103648.json
gitlab.com/demsking/image-downloader