Vulnerability · Published Apr 7, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-35484text-generation-webui has a Path Traversal in load_preset() — .yaml file read without authentication
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in text-generation-webui from oobabooga. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
text-generation-webui is an open-source web interface for running Large Language Models. Prior to 4.3, an unauthenticated path traversal vulnerability in load_preset() allows reading any .yaml file on the server filesystem. The parsed YAML key-value pairs (including passwords, API keys, connection strings) are returned in the API response. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.3.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| oobabooga | text-generation-webui | < 4.3 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N