High severity · published May 9, 2026
CVE-2026-42605
AzuraCast: Path Traversal in `currentDirectory` Parameter Enables Remote Code Execution via Media Upload
8.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
AzuraCast is a self-hosted, all-in-one web radio management suite. Prior to version 0.23.6, the currentDirectory request parameter in the Flow.js media upload endpoint (POST /api/station/{station_id}/files/upload) is not sanitized for path traversal sequences. When combined with a local filesystem storage backend (the default), an authenticated user with media management permissions can write arbitrary files outside the station's media storage directory, achieving remote code execution by writing a PHP webshell to the web root. This issue has been patched in version 0.23.6.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AZ
AzuraCast · AzuraCast
< 0.23.6 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42605
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42605
Patch
https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/commit/18c793b4427eb49e67a2fea99a89f1c9d9dd808d
Product
https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/releases/tag/0.23.6
Exploit
https://github.com/AzuraCast/AzuraCast/security/advisories/GHSA-vp2f-cqqp-478j
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