CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-9472

MediumCVSS 6.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.34%

26th percentile - higher than 26% of all known CVEs

Summary

Path traversal vulnerability in the download_markdown/list_downloaded_files/create_subdirectory functions in src/index.ts in markdown-downloader. Manipulation can lead to access to files outside the application directory.

Risk Assessment

A remote attacker can read or overwrite arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to data leakage or control takeover.

Recommendation

Implement file path validation and restrict access to the application directory.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A flaw has been found in dazeb markdown-downloader up to 3d4394b34b6c99d81af817623af55e3384df5a6a. Affected is the function download_markdown/list_downloaded_files/create_subdirectory of the file src/index.ts. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable. 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