Heym before 0.0.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the file upload endpoint that allows authenticated users to write attacker-controlled files to arbitrary locations by supplying a crafted filename with traversal sequences. Attackers can exploit the unvalidated filename parameter in the upload_file() handler to bypass path restrictions and write, read, or delete files outside the intended storage directory.
Heym < 0.0.21 Path Traversal File Upload via upload_file()
Problem type
Affected products
heymrun
< 0.0.21 - AFFECTED
835843e6d2bf7d018cbb8e50f28f0426eaa20c84 - UNAFFECTED
References
https://github.com/heymrun/heym/releases/tag/v0.0.21
https://github.com/heymrun/heym/pull/92
https://github.com/heymrun/heym/commit/835843e6d2bf7d018cbb8e50f28f0426eaa20c84
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/heym-path-traversal-file-upload-via-upload-file
GitHub Security Advisories
GHSA-pxhc-h7q5-6qrg
Heym before 0.0.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the file upload endpoint that...
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pxhc-h7q5-6qrgHeym before 0.0.21 contains a path traversal vulnerability in the file upload endpoint that allows authenticated users to write attacker-controlled files to arbitrary locations by supplying a crafted filename with traversal sequences. Attackers can exploit the unvalidated filename parameter in the upload_file() handler to bypass path restrictions and write, read, or delete files outside the intended storage directory.
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45225
https://github.com/heymrun/heym/pull/92
https://github.com/heymrun/heym/commit/835843e6d2bf7d018cbb8e50f28f0426eaa20c84
https://github.com/heymrun/heym/releases/tag/v0.0.21
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/heym-path-traversal-file-upload-via-upload-file
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pxhc-h7q5-6qrg
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2026-45225Click to expand
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