CVE-2026-25062CWE-22

Outline Affected an Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in JSON Import

Medium · published February 11, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
37.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Outline is a service that allows for collaborative documentation. Prior to 1.4.0, during the JSON import process, the value of attachments[].key from the imported JSON is passed directly to path.join(rootPath, node.key) and then read using fs.readFile without validation. By embedding path traversal sequences such as ../ or absolute paths, an attacker can read arbitrary files on the server and import them as attachments. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00443 · 37.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-02-11T20:23Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 FEB 20:23Z
    Outline Affected an Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in JSON Import
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