Medium severity · published Oct 25, 2026
CVE-2026-116073
Leon before commit 50df142 Path Traversal via /download model Command
New
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Leon before commit 50df142 contains a path traversal vulnerability in getModelFileNameFromURL() that allows attackers to write files outside the models directory via percent-encoded separators. Attackers can trick a user into running '/download model' with a crafted URL containing encoded '../' sequences to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary paths writable by Leon.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LE
leon · leon-ai
a3afdef81c8dd085b922f5a4e6b68bb9b9d802e4 before 50df142a89a0859e5b7283d87afdab7b01e712a2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116073
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116073
github.com
https://github.com/leon-ai/leon
github.com
https://github.com/leon-ai/leon/blob/21baf11714f618a9367f25882e59e856d3308037/server/src/built-in-command/commands/download-command/download-command.ts#L21-L28
github.com
https://github.com/leon-ai/leon/commit/50df142a89a0859e5b7283d87afdab7b01e712a2
github.com
https://github.com/leon-ai/leon/issues/593
github.com
https://github.com/leon-ai/leon/pull/594
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/leon-before-commit-50df142-path-traversal-via-download-model-command
