CVE-2026-113613

FlexGet before 3.20.7 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the decompress plugin that allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files by supplying malicious archive member paths. Attackers can deliver zip or rar archives with ../ sequences or absolute paths through a feed, writing Python files into the plugins directory for code execution.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/Flexget/Flexget/blob/v3.20.6/flexget/components/archives/decompress.py#L74-L77
https://github.com/Flexget/Flexget/commit/38fa748461e20befee942f5c79d8a098edea5c1f
https://github.com/Flexget/Flexget/releases/tag/v3.20.7
https://github.com/Flexget/Flexget/security/advisories/GHSA-6v57-v478-59v9
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flexget-before-3.20.7-path-traversal-zip-slip-via-decompress-plugin

Configurations

No configuration.

History

20 Oct 2026, 16:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-20 16:17

Updated : 2026-10-21 16:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-113613

Mitre link : CVE-2026-113613

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-113613

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

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

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