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CVE-2026-41693

i18next-fs-backend is a backend layer for i18next using in Node.js and for Deno to load translations from the filesystem. Prior to version 2.6.4, i18next-fs-backend substitutes the lng and ns options directly into the configured loadPath / addPath templates and then read / write the resulting file from disk. The interpolation is unencoded and unvalidated, so a crafted lng or ns value — containing .., a path separator, a control character, a prototype key, or simply an unexpectedly long string —

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:6b798637636a7cc6ccc94f85470104883a5211f6ea87b44b5e82c9b1597f9ebb

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Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Preserved source conflicts

No provider value was silently selected as the winner.

cwe · 2 assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"cweId":"CWE-73","description":"CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"product":"i18next-fs-backend","vendor":"i18next","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 2.6.4"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":8.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

2 source assertions

{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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{"cweId":"CWE-73","description":"CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

1 source assertion

{"name":"https://github.com/i18next/i18next-fs-backend/security/advisories/GHSA-8847-338w-5hcj","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/i18next/i18next-fs-backend/security/advisories/GHSA-8847-338w-5hcj"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

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

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