Vulnerability · Published Jun 4, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-40605Tautulli Vulnerable to Authenticated Path Traversal in Cache Deletion API
Medium 5.7
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Tautulli from Tautulli. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Tautulli is a Python based monitoring and tracking tool for Plex Media Server. Prior to version 2.17.1, a path traversal vulnerability in the cache deletion endpoint allows authenticated API access to delete directories outside the configured cache path. This can cause arbitrary data loss and service disruption. Version 2.17.1 fixes the issue.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
References
- https://github.com/Tautulli/Tautulli/security/advisories/GHSA-fg46-xx7h-mhwr x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/Tautulli/Tautulli/releases/tag/v2.17.1 x_refsource_MISC