CVE-2026-3838
HIGHUnraid - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Update Request Path Traversal
Title source: llmDescription
Unraid Update Request Path Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Unraid. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the update.php file. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28951.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_research-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-171/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0076
EPSS Percentile
50.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
unraid/unraid
7.2.3
Unraid/Unraid
7.2.3
Published
Mar 16, 2026
Tracked Since
Mar 16, 2026