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CVE-2026-15527

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Description

A vulnerability has been found in better-auth better-icons up to 1.0.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component scan_project_icons/sync_icon. Such manipulation of the argument icons_file leads to path traversal. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Severity
LOW
CVSS score
1.9 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-13 04:16:28.163000
Last modified
2026-10-24 22:10:00.210000
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      "url": "https://github.com/better-auth/better-icons/",
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