CVE-2026-43891CWE-73

changedetection.io: Arbitrary Local File Read via crafted backup restore

High · published May 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
41.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

changedetection.io is a free open source web page change detection tool. Prior to 0.55.1, the vulnerability is caused by trusting attacker-controlled snapshot paths restored from backup files. The vulnerable flow starts in the backup restore logic. When a backup ZIP is restored, the application extracts the archive and copies each restored watch UUID directory directly into the live datastore using shutil.copytree(entry.path, dst_dir). This preserves attacker-controlled files inside the restored watch directory, including history.txt. After restore, the application parses history.txt in the watch history property and returns the contents of the targeted local file. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.55.1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00495 · 41.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path
Published
2026-05-12T16:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 MAY 16:56Z
    changedetection.io: Arbitrary Local File Read via crafted backup restore
    cvelistv5