CVE-2026-118756

gopass before 1.17.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the filesystem storage backend that allows attackers to delete directories outside the password store via ../ entry names in Prune and IsDir. Collaborators with write access to a shared git-synced store can introduce crafted entries, causing a victim's recursive gopass rm -r to delete arbitrary directory trees.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass/blob/v1.16.1/internal/backend/storage/fs/store.go#L207-L226
https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass/commit/4f76ed537d8293ab88959a31a932dd9b3112a0a2
https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass/releases/tag/v1.17.0
https://github.com/gopasspw/gopass/security/advisories/GHSA-rw43-4vhf-hcvj
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/gopass-before-1.17.0-path-traversal-via-fs-storage-prune-and-isdir

Configurations

No configuration.

History

28 Oct 2026, 22:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-28 22:17

Updated : 2026-10-29 16:21

NVD link : CVE-2026-118756

Mitre link : CVE-2026-118756

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-118756

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

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

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