Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-42598Pode: Directory Traversal is possible on Static Routes

Medium 6.9

In plain English

A medium-severity path traversal in Pode from Badgerati. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.9Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Pode is a Cross-Platform PowerShell web framework for creating REST APIs, Web Sites, and TCP/SMTP servers. From 2.4.0, to before 2.13.0, when requesting content from a Static Route, it was possible to request paths such as http://localhost:8080/c:/Windows/System32/drivers/etc/hosts and have the contents returned. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.13.0.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Badgerati	Pode	< 2.13.0

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

References

https://github.com/Badgerati/Pode/security/advisories/GHSA-7rhp-w8fv-h99q x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/Badgerati/Pode/issues/1667 x_refsource_MISC