Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-55062uniget: Path Traversal in Hook Files - Directory Escape Vulnerability
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in cli from uniget-org. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
uniget is a universal installer and updater for (container) tools. Prior to 0.27.6, the hooks edit command in cmd/uniget/hooks.go concatenates an unvalidated hook filename with the selected hooks directory, allowing parent-directory components to escape that directory. The resulting path is passed to the configured editor, which can access or modify files outside the hooks directory with the privileges of the uniget process account. This issue is fixed in version 0.27.6.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli | 0.27.6 | GHSA-m6jg-wr9m-cg2f |
| Go | gitlab.com/uniget-org/cli | 0.27.6 | GO-2026-6247 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| uniget-org | cli | < 0.27.6 |
Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-23, CWE-36, CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/uniget-org/cli/security/advisories/GHSA-m6jg-wr9m-cg2f x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/uniget-org/cli/commit/7b4f18a9f00f0955f830c7ccf266ed0de5f9fd91 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/uniget-org/cli/releases/tag/v0.27.6 x_refsource_MISC