High severity · published Jan 27, 2026
CVE-2026-24741
ConvertX Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion via Path Traversal in `POST /delete`
8.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ConvertXis a self-hosted online file converter. In versions prior to 0.17.0, the `POST /delete` endpoint uses a user-controlled `filename` value to construct a filesystem path and deletes it via `unlink` without sufficient validation. By supplying path traversal sequences (e.g., `../`), an attacker can delete arbitrary files outside the intended uploads directory, limited only by the permissions of the server process. Version 0.17.0 fixes the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ConvertX · C4illin
< 0.17.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24741
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-24741
Patch
https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/commit/7a936bdc0463936463616381ca257b13babc5e77
Exploit
https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/security/advisories/GHSA-w372-w6cr-45jp
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