CVE-2026-55201

June 17, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

7.4
High

Description

Evil-WinRM through 3.9, fixed in commit 6ecd570, contains a path traversal vulnerability in the download_dir() function that allows a rogue or compromised remote Windows server to write files outside the intended download directory by returning filenames with traversal sequences from Get-ChildItem command output that are passed unsanitized to File.join(). Attackers controlling the remote server can exploit this to overwrite sensitive client-side files such as SSH authorized_keys or shell configuration files, achieving persistent access or privilege escalation on the client machine.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Evil-winrm
  • Evil-winrm
  • 3.9

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a evil-winrm evil-winrm 3.9 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/Hackplayers/evil-winrm/commit/6ecd570a298562dc72ad73978307eb34182f5850
https://github.com/Hackplayers/evil-winrm/pull/81
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/evil-winrm-path-traversal-in-download-dir-function

Tags

CWE-22
[email protected]
2026-06-17
CVE-2026-55201

CVSS Score

7.4 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: PRESENT
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • User Interaction: ACTIVE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: June 17, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified: June 17, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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