Path Traversal
The latest Path Traversal coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
CISA Orders Agencies to Patch Actively Exploited Adobe ColdFusion Path Traversal Flaw
On July 7, 2026, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw, tracked...
Microsoft Urges Edge for Android Users to Patch Path Traversal Flaw Immediately
Microsoft has disclosed a path traversal vulnerability in Edge for Android that could expose sensitive user data, and is pushing a fix that all users need to install now. Tagged as CVE-2026-58300 and...
Patch CVE-2026-45482 Now: Path Traversal Flaw Bypasses Copilot Chat Auth
Microsoft’s security team dropped a patch on June 9, 2026, for a notable flaw in the Visual Studio Code Copilot Chat extension. Tracked as CVE-2026-45482, the vulnerability received an Important...
CVE-2025-3465: ABB CoreSense Path Traversal Flaw Exposes Localhost—Patch Now
ABB’s industrial control systems are facing a critical security alert after the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) republished the vendor’s advisory for CVE-2025-3465, a...
Siemens ROS# File Server Bug Allows Unauthenticated File Read: Patch Now
A critical path traversal vulnerability in Siemens ROS#—the .NET library that interfaces with the Robot Operating System—puts industrial automation systems at risk of remote file disclosure. On...
Microsoft Patches VS Code Live Preview Path Traversal Bug (CVE-2026-41612)
Microsoft has patched a path traversal vulnerability in the Visual Studio Code Live Preview extension that could enable attackers to read arbitrary files from a developer's machine. Tracked as...
CVE-2026-40024: Path Traversal Vulnerability in Sleuth Kit's tsk_recover Tool Exposes DFIR Systems
A critical path traversal vulnerability in The Sleuth Kit's tsk_recover tool has been assigned CVE-2026-40024, exposing digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) systems to potential file system...
Microsoft Warns Vim Users: CVE-2026-35177 Path Traversal Exploitation Requires Precise Conditions
Microsoft's security guidance for CVE-2026-35177 reveals a path traversal vulnerability in Vim's zip.vim plugin that requires specific conditions to be exploitable. The vulnerability, which affects...
CVE-2026-3479: Python's pkgutil.get_data Path Traversal Vulnerability Explained
A critical security vulnerability in Python's standard library allows attackers to bypass path safety checks and access arbitrary files on affected systems. CVE-2026-3479, rated with high severity,...
CVE-2026-23942: Erlang SFTP Server Vulnerability Enables Root Escape via Path Traversal
A critical vulnerability designated CVE-2026-23942 exposes a root escape path in the Erlang/OTP SFTP server implementation (ssh_sftpd). The flaw stems from a component-agnostic prefix check that...
CVE-2026-1703: Critical Path Traversal Vulnerability in pip's Wheel Extraction
A newly discovered vulnerability in Python's pip package manager allows attackers to place malicious files outside intended installation directories through specially crafted wheel archives....
CVE-2026-31802: Critical Path Traversal Vulnerability in Node.js tar Library Threatens Windows Systems
A critical path traversal vulnerability in the widely used Node.js tar library has been assigned CVE-2026-31802, exposing Windows systems to potential arbitrary file writes and remote code execution....