CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-15527

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

4th percentile - higher than 4% of all known CVEs

Summary

A path traversal vulnerability was found in the better-icons library up to version 1.0.5 in the scan_project_icons/sync_icon component. Manipulating the icons_file argument allows path traversal. The attack requires local access and the exploit has been publicly disclosed.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be at risk of unauthorized file system access through local path traversal, potentially leading to data leakage or privilege escalation.

Recommendation

Immediately update the better-icons library to the latest available version after 1.0.5 or apply a temporary workaround if the vendor has not yet released a patch.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS