CVE-2026-124582
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Description
A vulnerability was identified in WebTorrent up to 2.8.5/3.0.21. Affected by this vulnerability is the function getFileModtimes of the file torrent.js of the component File Path Handler. Such manipulation of the argument file.path leads to path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
2.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-09 09:16:59.053000
Last modified
2026-11-09 23:17:20.017000
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