CVE-2026-61645
Docat has Arbitrary File Upload exists in Upload API
Docat is a tool for hosting versioned static documentation. In the affected implementation, an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Upload API arises because the API does not validate the uploaded file path or type. An attacker can overwrite sensitive configuration files or place malicious files on the Docat web server. Depending on deployment context, uploaded content can enable remote code execution or cross-site scripting intended to steal cookies or redirect users to malicious websites. Version 1.6.0 mitigates filename-based path traversal; remediation of unrestricted file types or deployment-dependent malicious-content effects is not established by the verified patch.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Docat has Arbitrary File Upload exists in Upload API
Docat is a tool for hosting versioned static documentation. In the affected implementation, an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Upload API arises because the API does not validate the uploaded file path or type. An attacker can overwrite sensitive configuration files or place malicious files on the Docat web server. Depending on deployment context, uploaded content can enable remote code execution or cross-site scripting intended to steal cookies or redirect users to malicious websites. Version 1.6.0 mitigates filename-based path traversal; remediation of unrestricted file types or deployment-dependent malicious-content effects is not established by the verified patch.
- Record
CVE-2026-61645- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-113395
9.1
Docat is a tool for hosting versioned static documentation. In the affected implementation, an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Upload API arises because the API does not validate the uploaded file path or type. An attacker can overwrite sensitive configuration files or place malicious files on the Docat web server. Depending on deployment context, uploaded content can enable remote code execution or cross-site scripting intended to steal cookies or redirect users to malicious websites. Version 1.6.0 mitigates filename-based path traversal; remediation of unrestricted file types or deployment-dependent malicious-content effects is not established by the verified patch.
- Record
EUVD-2026-113395- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Docat is a tool for hosting versioned static documentation. In the affected implementation, an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Upload API arises because the API does not validate the uploaded file path or type. An attacker can overwrite sensitive configuration files or place malicious files on the Docat web server. Depending on deployment context, uploaded content can enable remote code execution or cross-site scripting intended to steal cookies or redirect users to malicious websites. Version 1.6.0 mitigates filename-based path traversal; remediation of unrestricted file types or deployment-dependent malicious-content effects is not established by the verified patch.
- Record
CVE-2026-61645- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.1
Docat has Arbitrary File Upload exists in Upload API
Docat is a tool for hosting versioned static documentation. In the affected implementation, an arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Upload API arises because the API does not validate the uploaded file path or type. An attacker can overwrite sensitive configuration files or place malicious files on the Docat web server. Depending on deployment context, uploaded content can enable remote code execution or cross-site scripting intended to steal cookies or redirect users to malicious websites. Version 1.6.0 mitigates filename-based path traversal; remediation of unrestricted file types or deployment-dependent malicious-content effects is not established by the verified patch.
- Record
CVE-2026-61645- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-61645 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Docat-org Docat, published October 29, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/docat-org/docat/security/advisories/GHSA-jcxj-j5qf-8crw
github.com/docat-org/docat/commit/85fc40e8348c6328f488395d03c779517a0913fd
github.com/docat-org/docat/releases/tag/1.6.0
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/61xxx/CVE-2026-61645.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-61645