High severity · published May 28, 2026
CVE-2026-44593
esm.sh: Legacy Route Path Traversal Can Lead to RCE
8.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
esm.sh is a no-build content delivery network (CDN) for web development. In 137 and earlier, the legacy router first retrieves a response from legacyServer, parses the incoming request path, and ultimately writes the data to storage via buildStorage.Put. The router concatenates the path components without sanitizing them, producing a storage key. When this key is used, the underlying file system resolves the relative segments and writes the file to the specified path. Thus an attacker can craft a request that writes data to arbitrary locations on the server.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
esm.sh · esm-dev
<= 137 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44593
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44593
github.com
https://github.com/esm-dev/esm.sh/security/advisories/GHSA-3636-h3vx-6465
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