CVE-2026-38360
dash-uploader has a directory traversal vulnerability
Directory Traversal vulnerability in fohrloop dash-uploader v.0.1.0 through v.0.7.0a2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py, BaseHttpRequestHandler.get_temp_root(), BaseHttpRequestHandler._post() components.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Directory Traversal vulnerability in fohrloop dash-uploader v.0.1.0 through v.0.7.0a2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py, BaseHttpRequestHandler.get_temp_root(), BaseHttpRequestHandler._post() components.
- Record
CVE-2026-38360- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-28802
9.8
Directory Traversal vulnerability in fohrloop dash-uploader v.0.1.0 through v.0.7.0a2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py, BaseHttpRequestHandler.get_temp_root(), BaseHttpRequestHandler._post() components.
- Record
EUVD-2026-28802- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3rf6-x59v-5jfv
9.8
dash-uploader has a directory traversal vulnerability
Impact
An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in dash-uploader versions 0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2. The library's HTTP request handler at dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py reads three form parameters (upload_id, resumableFilename, resumableIdentifier) from request.form.get() and passes them directly to os.path.join() and os.makedirs() without any sanitization.
A single unauthenticated POST /API/dash-uploader request with upload_id set to a relative path (e.g. ../../etc/cron.d or ../venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages) escapes the application's uploads/ directory and writes the supplied file content to the chosen target path under the privilege of the gunicorn / WSGI process.
When the chosen target is a Python site-packages directory and the dropped file is a .pth file containing an import-prefixed line, Python's site module executes that line on the next interpreter startup, yielding remote code execution. Other escalation paths reachable from the same primitive include overwriting the running WSGI module, dropping ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, or writing JavaScript into a Dash-served assets/ directory for stored XSS.
Affected versions
All 16 published PyPI releases (0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2) are affected. The package repository was archived on 2025-07-19; no patched version exists.
Mitigation
Replace dash-uploader with an alternative file-upload component (for example, dash-resumable-upload, server-rendered <input type=\"file\"> plus a hardened Flask endpoint, or a maintained Dash community alternative). There is no upstream fix path.
While a replacement is being deployed, mitigations include:
- Block
POST /API/dash-uploaderat an upstream proxy, OR - Run the application as an unprivileged user with no write access to its own
site-packages, OR - Use a read-only filesystem for the application's code directories.
- Record
GHSA-3rf6-x59v-5jfv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Directory Traversal vulnerability in fohrloop dash-uploader v.0.1.0 through v.0.7.0a2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py, BaseHttpRequestHandler.get_temp_root(), BaseHttpRequestHandler._post() components.
- Record
CVE-2026-38360- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3rf6-x59v-5jfv
9.8
dash-uploader has a directory traversal vulnerability
Impact
An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in dash-uploader versions 0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2. The library's HTTP request handler at dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py reads three form parameters (upload_id, resumableFilename, resumableIdentifier) from request.form.get() and passes them directly to os.path.join() and os.makedirs() without any sanitization.
A single unauthenticated POST /API/dash-uploader request with upload_id set to a relative path (e.g. ../../etc/cron.d or ../venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages) escapes the application's uploads/ directory and writes the supplied file content to the chosen target path under the privilege of the gunicorn / WSGI process.
When the chosen target is a Python site-packages directory and the dropped file is a .pth file containing an import-prefixed line, Python's site module executes that line on the next interpreter startup, yielding remote code execution. Other escalation paths reachable from the same primitive include overwriting the running WSGI module, dropping ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, or writing JavaScript into a Dash-served assets/ directory for stored XSS.
Affected versions
All 16 published PyPI releases (0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2) are affected. The package repository was archived on 2025-07-19; no patched version exists.
Mitigation
Replace dash-uploader with an alternative file-upload component (for example, dash-resumable-upload, server-rendered <input type=\"file\"> plus a hardened Flask endpoint, or a maintained Dash community alternative). There is no upstream fix path.
While a replacement is being deployed, mitigations include:
- Block
POST /API/dash-uploaderat an upstream proxy, OR - Run the application as an unprivileged user with no write access to its own
site-packages, OR - Use a read-only filesystem for the application's code directories.
- Record
GHSA-3rf6-x59v-5jfv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-320
9.8
dash-uploader has a directory traversal vulnerability
Impact
An unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in dash-uploader versions 0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2. The library's HTTP request handler at dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py reads three form parameters (upload_id, resumableFilename, resumableIdentifier) from request.form.get() and passes them directly to os.path.join() and os.makedirs() without any sanitization.
A single unauthenticated POST /API/dash-uploader request with upload_id set to a relative path (e.g. ../../etc/cron.d or ../venv/lib/python3.13/site-packages) escapes the application's uploads/ directory and writes the supplied file content to the chosen target path under the privilege of the gunicorn / WSGI process.
When the chosen target is a Python site-packages directory and the dropped file is a .pth file containing an import-prefixed line, Python's site module executes that line on the next interpreter startup, yielding remote code execution. Other escalation paths reachable from the same primitive include overwriting the running WSGI module, dropping ~/.ssh/authorized_keys, or writing JavaScript into a Dash-served assets/ directory for stored XSS.
Affected versions
All 16 published PyPI releases (0.1.0 through 0.7.0a2) are affected. The package repository was archived on 2025-07-19; no patched version exists.
Mitigation
Replace dash-uploader with an alternative file-upload component (for example, dash-resumable-upload, server-rendered <input type=\"file\"> plus a hardened Flask endpoint, or a maintained Dash community alternative). There is no upstream fix path.
While a replacement is being deployed, mitigations include:
- Block
POST /API/dash-uploaderat an upstream proxy, OR - Run the application as an unprivileged user with no write access to its own
site-packages, OR - Use a read-only filesystem for the application's code directories.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-320- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dash-uploaderPyPI |
0.1.0 to 0.7.0a2 | None known |
dash-uploaderPyPI |
0.1.0 to 0.7.0a2, plus listed versions 0.1.10.1.20.2.00.2.30.2.4 Show 9 moreShow less0.3.00.3.10.4.00.4.10.4.20.5.00.6.00.6.10.7.0a1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | dash-uploader 0.1.0 - 0.7.0a2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal | |
| PoC in GitHub | a1ohadance/CVE-2026-38360 | 2026-05-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-38360 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in dash-uploader, published May 8, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.98%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/fohrloop/dash-uploader
pypi.org/project/dash-uploader
github.com/fohrloop/dash-uploader/blob/stable/dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py
github.com/fohrloop/dash-uploader/blob/dev/dash_uploader/httprequesthandler.py
github.com/fohrloop/dash-uploader/issues/153
github.com/a1ohadance/CVE-2026-38360