CVE-2026-35613
MEDIUMPath traversal in coursevault-preview due to improper base-directory boundary validation
Title source: cnaDescription
coursevault-preview is a utility for previewing course material files from a configured directory. coursevault-preview versions prior to 0.1.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the resolveSafe utility. The boundary check used String.prototype.startsWith(baseDir) on a normalized path, which does not enforce a directory boundary. An attacker who controls the relativePath argument to affected CoursevaultPreview methods may be able to read files outside the configured baseDir when a sibling directory exists whose name shares the same string prefix. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.1.1.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/moritzmyrz/coursevault-preview/security/advisories/GHSA-9h9m-rr67-9jpg
Scores
CVSS v3
5.1
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
3.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
moritzmyrz/coursevault-preview
< 0.1.1 (2 CPE variants)
npm/coursevault-preview
0 - 0.1.1npm
Published
Apr 07, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 07, 2026