---
id: CVE-2026-15527
title: A vulnerability has been found in better-auth better-icons up to 1.0.5
summary: >-
  A vulnerability has been found in better-auth better-icons up to 1.0.5. This
  vulnerability affects unknown code of the component
  scan_project_icons/sync_icon. Such manipulation of the argument icons_file
  leads to path traversal. An attac…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
published: '2026-07-13'
updated: '2026-07-13'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-15527'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/better-auth/better-icons/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/better-auth/better-icons/issues/18'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-15527'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/854530'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/377865'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/377865/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-07-13T04:24:09.625Z'
epss: 0.00172
epssPercentile: 0.05813
---

## Overview

A vulnerability has been found in better-auth better-icons up to 1.0.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component scan_project_icons/sync_icon. Such manipulation of the argument icons_file leads to path traversal. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.