CVE-2026-40611

HIGH

Lego: Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal in Webroot HTTP-01 Provider

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Let's Encrypt client and ACME library written in Go (Lego). Prior to 4.34.0, the webroot HTTP-01 challenge provider in lego is vulnerable to arbitrary file write and deletion via path traversal. A malicious ACME server can supply a crafted challenge token containing ../ sequences, causing lego to write attacker-influenced content to any path writable by the lego process. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.34.0.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
go-acme/lego < 4.34.0
Published Apr 21, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 21, 2026