CVE-2026-77621

Published: Set 22, 2026 Last Modified: Set 22, 2026

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CRITICAL 9,3

Source: [email protected]

Attack Vector: network

Attack Complexity: low

Privileges Required: none

User Interaction: none

Confidentiality: N/A

Integrity: N/A

Availability: N/A

Description

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Vector is a high-performance observability data pipeline. From 0.10.0 until 0.57.0, the file sink renders its templated path from event fields and opens the result without confining it to an intended directory. When an untrusted source supplies an event field used by the path template, the value can contain an absolute path or parent-directory traversal, causing Vector to create parent directories and create or overwrite files outside the intended location with the Vector process privileges. The resulting file write can modify sensitive files and can lead to code execution when a scheduled task, authorization file, or subsequently executed script is targeted. This issue is fixed in version 0.57.0.

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Stable

Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple

Common Consequences

Security Scopes Affected:

Integrity Confidentiality Availability

Potential Impacts:

Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Modify Files Or Directories Read Files Or Directories Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart

Applicable Platforms

Technologies: AI/ML

Likelihood of Exploit: High

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External Control of File Name or Path

Draft

Abstraction: Base Structure: Simple

Common Consequences

Security Scopes Affected:

Integrity Confidentiality Availability

Potential Impacts:

Read Files Or Directories Modify Files Or Directories Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)