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CVE-2026-35465

SecureDrop Client is a desktop app for journalists to securely communicate with sources and handle submissions on the SecureDrop Workstation. In versions 0.17.4 and below, a compromised SecureDrop Server can achieve code execution on the Client's virtual machine (sd-app) by exploiting improper filename validation in gzip archive extraction, which permits absolute paths and enables overwriting critical files like the SQLite database. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the dedicated SecureD
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:9eb21b410e1795c80b2fb615e2fd293300f4ac9e212eaeba4ab2c89e659bff97
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-36","description":"CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0

{"cweId":"CWE-73","description":"CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"securedrop-client","vendor":"freedomofpress","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 0.17.5"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

2 source assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-36","description":"CWE-36: Absolute Path Traversal","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-73","description":"CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/blob/8dc8bb6e307b13876d67f72d8a071202e2f39ab5/changelog.md?plain=1#L8","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/blob/8dc8bb6e307b13876d67f72d8a071202e2f39ab5/changelog.md?plain=1#L8"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/commit/e518adaf897e7838467ccf9e1f28152ae6fe3655","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/commit/e518adaf897e7838467ccf9e1f28152ae6fe3655"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/security/advisories/GHSA-2jrc-x8fq-prvc","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/security/advisories/GHSA-2jrc-x8fq-prvc"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f4b3e4821aab50090e323901113289658d423f649947cbe6fa6b321399103d82 · sha256:36ff5f350418761e… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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