{"id":"CVE-2026-113352","title":"uTox through 0.18.1 Path Traversal via Auto-Accepted File Transfers","summary":"uTox through 0.18.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows Tox friends to write arbitrary files by sending absolute or ../ file names to victims with auto-accept enabled. Attackers can overwrite shell startup files or plant …","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"uTox","product":"uTox","affected":["uTox <= 0.18.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-20T13:43:33.838796Z"},"published":"2026-10-20","updated":"2026-10-20","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-20T13:43:42.347Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113352","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/uTox/uTox/issues/1587"},{"url":"https://github.com/uTox/uTox/pull/1602"},{"url":"https://github.com/uTox/uTox/pull/1603"},{"url":"https://github.com/uTox/uTox/blob/4b014491560c884b556f082d4d34c5229228bbc5/src/xlib/filesys.c#L191-L214"},{"url":"https://github.com/uTox/uTox/blob/4b014491560c884b556f082d4d34c5229228bbc5/src/file_transfers.c#L249-L290"},{"url":"https://github.com/uTox/uTox"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/utox-through-0.18.1-path-traversal-via-auto-accepted-file-transfers","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: uTox through 0.18.1 Path Traversal via Auto-Accepted File Transfers"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-20T12:05:07.340Z","slug":"CVE-2026-113352","body":"## Overview\n\nuTox through 0.18.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows Tox friends to write arbitrary files by sending absolute or ../ file names to victims with auto-accept enabled. Attackers can overwrite shell startup files or plant crafted .ftinfo resume records that ft_find_resumeable() loads, abusing FILE pointers to write /proc/self/mem and execute code.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `uTox <= 0.18.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}