CVE-2026-27598CWE-22

Dagu: Path traversal in DAG creation allows arbitrary YAML file write outside DAGs directory

High · published February 25, 2026

CVSS v4.0
7.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
54.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Dagu is a workflow engine with a built-in Web user interface. In versions up to and including 1.16.7, the `CreateNewDAG` API endpoint (`POST /api/v1/dags`) does not validate the DAG name before passing it to the file store. An authenticated user with DAG write permissions can write arbitrary YAML files anywhere on the filesystem (limited by the process permissions). Since dagu executes DAG files as shell commands, writing a malicious DAG to the DAGs directory of another instance or overwriting config files can lead to remote code execution. Commit e2ed589105d79273e4e6ac8eb31525f765bb3ce4 fixes the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00751 · 54.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-02-25T00:27Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 FEB 00:27Z
    Dagu: Path traversal in DAG creation allows arbitrary YAML file write outside DAGs directory
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