CVE-2026-32310CWE-22

Cryptomator: Unverified masterkeyfile key IDs can access arbitrary local or UNC paths

Medium · published March 20, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Cryptomator encrypts data being stored on cloud infrastructure. From version 1.6.0 to before version 1.19.1, vault configuration is parsed before its integrity is verified, and the masterkeyfile loader uses the unverified keyId as a filesystem path. The loader resolves keyId.getSchemeSpecificPart() directly against the vault path and immediately calls Files.exists(...). This allows a malicious vault config to supply parent-directory escapes, absolute local paths, or UNC paths (e.g., masterkeyfile://attacker/share/masterkey.cryptomator). On Windows, the UNC variant is especially dangerous because Path.resolve("//attacker/share/...") becomes \\attacker\share\..., so the existence check can trigger outbound SMB access before the user even enters a passphrase. This issue has been patched in version 1.19.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.1 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00412 · 34.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-03-20T18:19Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 MAR 18:19Z
    Cryptomator: Unverified masterkeyfile key IDs can access arbitrary local or UNC paths
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