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CVE-2026-48126: Algernon: Host header path traversal in --domain mode reads files and runs Lua from parent dir

June 23, 2026

When algernon is started with --domain (or --letsencrypt, which silently turns on --domain at engine/flags.go:372), the request handler resolves the served directory by joining the configured --dir with the value of the client-supplied Host header. The join is performed by filepath.Join with no validation, so a Host: .. header walks one level above the document root. Subsequent file resolution then exposes everything in that parent directory — arbitrary file read, full directory listing, and, if any .lua file is present, server-side Lua execution. Algernon 1.17.7 and earlier are affected.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jc3j-x6pg-4hmv
  • github.com/xyproto/algernon/security/advisories/GHSA-jc3j-x6pg-4hmv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48126

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.17.8

Fixed versions

  • 1.17.8

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.17.8 or above.

Impact 8.2 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
  • CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal
  • CWE-644: Improper Neutralization of HTTP Headers for Scripting Syntax

Source file

go/github.com/xyproto/algernon/CVE-2026-48126.yml

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