CVE-2026-121546

CVE-2026-121546CVE-2026-121546

Description

ruTorrent before 5.3.20 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the datadir plugin that allows authenticated users to escape the topDirectory jail because correctDirectory() does not resolve symbolic links. Attackers can submit a datadir path through a symlink under their top directory to create directories and move torrent data to locations writable by the web server or rtorrent.

Scoring

CVSS 5.9 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Last modified2026-11-03
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.