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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.
Exploits & detection
No public PoC or detection template found yet.
Timeline
- Published: 03 Nov 2026
- Last modified upstream: 09 Nov 2026
Sources & licenses
- CVE / CVSS / CWE
- NVD record ↗ (unmodified). This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. CVE® © The MITRE Corporation.
- Exploitation
- CISA KEV (CC0) · EPSS by FIRST.org
- References used for the analysis
- https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent
- https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent/blob/v5.3.19/php/settings.php#L526-L541
- https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent/blob/v5.3.19/plugins/datadir/action.php#L60
- https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent/commit/2059ff12464b2ce14fd0f53df8d6b19fb6b8a5eb
- https://github.com/Novik/ruTorrent/issues/3474
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rutorrent-before-5.3.20-path-traversal-via-datadir-plugin-symlink-following
- Analysis, summary and remediation
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