High severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-59976
ConvertX: Path Traversal vulnerability leading to Arbitrary File Write
8.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
ConvertX is a self-hosted file conversion service. Prior to 0.18.0, the ImageMagick converter uses the unsanitized convert_to parameter to construct an output path. If an authenticated user, or an unauthenticated user when ConvertX is configured to allow unauthenticated access, uploads an extensionless image and supplies directory traversal sequences in convert_to through /convert, the constructed path escapes the intended output directory, allowing the attacker to write converted output to arbitrary container paths, potentially overwriting files or causing denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.0.
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)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
ConvertX · C4illin
< 0.18.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59976
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59976
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/security/advisories/GHSA-pvqw-vc5x-266j
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/pull/532
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/commit/0965928949319e2839770fbf57a8337440d42630
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX/releases/tag/v0.18.0
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